Table 1:

County-level characteristics by persistent poverty status from 2017-2021 (N = 1,079).

Characteristic	All Counties (N = 1,079)	Persistent Poverty (n = 156)	Non-persistent Poverty (n = 923)
Rural/Urban Status, n (%)
Rural	639 (59.2)	127 (81.4)	512 (55.5)
Urban	440 (40.8)	29 (19.6)	411 (44.5)
Census Region, n (%)
Northeast	105 (9.7)	1 (0.6)	104 (11.3)
South	592 (54.9)	138 (88.5)	454 (49.2)
Midwest	201 (18.6)	3 (1.9)	198 (21.5)
West	181 (16.8)	14 (9.0)	167 (18.1)
% Non-Hispanic Black, mean (SD)	9.42 (13.6)	21.14 (21.5)	7.45 (10.6)
% Hispanic or Latino, mean (SD)	15.12 (19.1)	18.20 (28.9)	14.60 (16.9)
% Recent Poverty, mean (SD)	16.01 (6.6)	25.99 (5.9)	14.32 (4.9)
% Without Health Insurance, mean (SD)	17.54 (8.7)	23.59 (9.7)	16.52 (8.1)
% Received Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, mean (SD)	20.77 (3.8)	14.41 (6.4)	21.84 (9.6)
% Unemployment, mean (SD)	3.76 (1.4)	4.55 (1.8)	3.62 (1.3)