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I suspect that the Whitman county and Latah county numbers are
skewed by the student populations, which is why the poverty
numbers are so high compared to the rest of their respective
states.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 01/09/2014 08:36 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>
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<h1 class="title" style="font: -apple-system-short-headline;
-webkit-hyphens: manual; max-width: 100%;">Mapping Poverty
In The Inland Northwest</h1>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The New York Times released an
article last week mapping out poverty in the United
States. The data was compiled from the Census Bureau of
those living below the poverty line. The Census Bureau
defined the poverty line as: $23,283/year for a family
of four or $11,945 for an individual person under 65. </span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Taking a look at the Inland
Northwest, Whitman County shows up as having the highest
percentage of people living in poverty in the state with
nearly a third of the population at 32.3% or 12,848
people. Spokane County was listed as having 16% of the
population living below the poverty line, or 73,788
people. Larger counties such as King and Pierce on the
west side of the state came in at 11.9% or 234,813
people and 12.8% or 101,716 people, respectively. </span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In Idaho, Kootenai County was
listed as have 13.4% or its population or 18,911 people
living below the poverty line. Bonner and Boundary
County both came in at about 17% of their population,
while Latah County right across the state line from
Whitman County, came in at 22.1% or 7,739 people living
below the poverty line. </span></p>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you would like take a look
at the map, and see the poverty level for any county in
the country, click this link: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/?ref=us"
style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;">http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/?ref=us</a></span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">COUNTY
POVERTY RATE POOR
POPULATION</strong></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WASHINGTON:</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Spokane
County: 16%
73,788</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WHITMAN COUNTY:
32.3% 12,848</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Stevens County
; 18.5%
7,965</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lincoln County :
14.3%
1,478</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Grant County:
18.8% 17,003</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pend Oreille County:
20% 2,572</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ferry County:
21%
1,601</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Okanogan County:
22% 8,931</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chelan County:
14.9% 10,810</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Asotin County -
14.6% 3,159</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">IDAHO:</span></p>
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<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Kootenai
County:
13.4%
18,911</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bonner
County:
17.6% 7,068</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Boundary
County:
17.8%
1,904</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shoshone
County:
19.7%
2,459</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Benewah
County: - 18%
1,629</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Latah
County: -
22.1%
7,739</span></p>
<p style="max-width: 100%;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nez Perce
County: 12.7%
4,904</span></p>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">Tom Hansen</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255,
0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There's
room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But
first you must learn to smile as you kill,</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If
you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-
John Lennon</span></div>
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