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Updated 11/06/09:
New maps -
Economically Distressed Areas Maps.
Data Sources:
2007 Per Capita
Income, Bureau of Economic Analysis
24-Month Average
Unemployment Rates, Oct. 2007 - Sept. 2009, Bureau of Labor Statistics
According
to 42 U.S.C. 3161, Economically Distressed Areas (EDAs) are
areas where the unemployment is 1% or more above the national average or
the per capita income is 80% or less than the national average.
Therefore, the Economically Distressed Areas include those counties with a
per capita income of $30,892 or less or unemployment rate of 7.9% or more for
the most recent 24-month period for which data are available. The EDA map is
updated quarterly.
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Update 03/08:
The MPO Boundary layer has been update and added to the Boundaries
Application and Federal Lands Application maps. The boundaries were
updated as of 02/08.
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confidence levels, and should carefully review the metadata for any database
they use. Please report any errors you find in the database to
HEPGIS Support.
Last Updated: 08/06/09
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