A new on-line atlas from the US Dept of Agriculture has just been posted. It tells many figures about Pocahontas County. Here are a few:
--We had a 10.5% poverty rate in 2009.
--We were 38% employed in services; 19% in manufacturing; 13% in agriculture.
--Nearly 10% of us lack a high school diploma(see poverty rate above but don't jump to conclusions); 28% have a college diploma.
--We had 806 farms in 2007, but a quarter of them had less than $10,000 in sales.
--Only 28% of farm operators work off the farm. Only 1% sell food directly for human consumption.
The new website is a map. Roll your cursor over the county of your choice and read all about it. How does Pocahontas compare to where your relatives live? Why don't they move here?
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