The
following maps of the five state Region of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota identify, on a county by
county basis, the counties that meet the criteria as specified.
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The
Authority is required to annually, using its own criteria, to
designate:
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distressed
counties in the region that are the most severely and persistently
distressed;
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non-distressed
counties; and
-
isolated areas
of distress that are located within non-distressed counties.
A
number of criteria were reviewed and evaluated on a county by county
basis, including:
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Income
-
per capita
-
household
-
percent below
poverty level
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Population
-
population
change
-
population
density
-
age of
population
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Unemployment
-
Educational
levels
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Single Criteria
Household
Income
Map 1 <67% U.S. median household income
Map 2 <80% U.S. median household income
Per
Capita Income
Map 3 <67% U.S. per capita income
Map 4 <80% U.S. per capita income
Below Poverty Level
Map 5 Percentage of population below 150% of poverty
level
Map 6 Percentage of population below poverty level
Population
Map 7 Total population ranges by county
Map 8 Percentage of population 24 years old and younger
Map 9 Percentage of population age 65 and older
Unemployment
Map 15 Unemployment rates as of September 2003
Educational Levels
Map 16 Percentage of population over age 25 with Bachelor’s or
higher degree
Map 17 Percentage of population over age 25 with High School
Diploma or higher
Multiple
Criteria (counties that meet
all
of the
criteria)
Map 20
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<67% per capita income
<67% median household income
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 21
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<80% per capita income
<80% median household income
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 22
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<80% median household income
population density < 10 per square mile
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 23
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<80% median household income
< 67% per capita income
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 24
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<67% median household income
<80% per capita income
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 25
>25%
of population under 150% of poverty level
<67% median household income
<67% per capita income
net population loss 1990 - 2000
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 26
>20%
population under poverty level
>25% of population under 150% of poverty level
<67% median household income
<67% per capita income
net population loss 1990 - 2000
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 27
>20%
population under poverty level
>25% of population under 150% of poverty level
<67% median household income
<67% per capita income
net population gain 1990 - 2000
overlay of unemployment rates
Map 28
>15%
population under poverty level
>25% of population under 150% of poverty level
<80% median household income
<80% per capita income
net population loss 1990 - 2000
overlay of unemployment rates
Multiple Criteria
(counties that meet
any
one of the criteria)
Map 40
Economic
Per capita income
at 80% or less of U.S. Average - $17,270
Household median income at 80% or less than U.S. median - $33,572
25% or more of county population at <150% of poverty level
Population
A loss of
population between 1990 and 2000 census
Unemployment rate greater than 5.6% national average
More than 20% of population over age 65
Map 41
Economic
Per capita income
at 80% or less of U.S. Average - $17,270
Household median income at 80% or less than U.S. median - $33,572
25% or more of county population at <150% of poverty level
Population
Population density
of less than 10 people per square mile
A loss of population between 1990 and 2000 census
Unemployment rate greater than 5.6% national average
More than 20% of population over age 65
Map 42
Economic
Per capita income
at 80% or less of U.S. Average - $17,270
Household median income at 80% or less than U.S. median - $33,572
25% or more of county population at <150% of poverty level
Population
Population density
of less than 10 people per square mile
A loss of population between 1990 and 2000 census
Unemployment rate greater than 5.6% national average
More than 20% of population over age 65
Counties with a city with a population of 50,000 or more
Map 43
<80%
U.S. per capita income
<67% U.S. per capita income
percentage of population less than 150% of poverty level
Map 44
<80%
U.S. median household income
<67% U.S. median household income
Unemployment <6%
Map 45
<80%
U.S. median household income
<67% U.S. median household income
Percentage of population over age 65
Map 46
<80%
U.S. per capita income
<67% U.S. per capita income
Unemployment <6%
Map 47
<80%
U.S. median household income
<67% U.S. median household income
Percentage of population under 150% of poverty level
Map 48
Percentage of population under 150% of poverty level
Population density <10 per square mile
Map 49
Percentage of population under 150% of poverty level
Unemployment >6%
Map 50
<80%
U.S. median household income
<67% U.S. median household income
Population density <10 per square mile
Map 51
<80%
U.S. per capita income
<67% U.S. per capita income
Population density <10 per square mile
