APPALACHIA FACT FILE:
Isolated pockets in central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life spans in the nation.
Only one in 10 men in the region will get a college degree -- less than half the national average.
The prescription drug abuse rate in the mountains is twice that of major cities like New York or Miami.
Isolated pockets in central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, and the shortest life spans in the nation.
5 мар 2014
