Table 1.
Study County Characteristics of six rural counties across Arkansas, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and West Virginia (n = 6).
| State | County | RUCC Code [36] | Persistent Poverty [37] | Child Food Insecurity Rate (2016) [38] | African American (%) [39] | Hispanic/Latino (%) [39] |
Native American (%) [39] | House Democrats (%) [40] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Phillips | 6 | Yes | 31.0% | 63.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 24% |
| Montana | Lake | 6 | No | 21.2% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 24.4% | 41% |
| North Carolina | Halifax | 4 | Yes | 26.8% | 54.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 38% |
| Oregon | Jefferson | 6 | No | 24.2% | 1.2% | 19.8% | 16.2% | 58% |
| West Virginia |
Calhoun | 8 | Yes | 23.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 36% |
| Texas | Grimes | 6 | No | 27.5% | 17.1% | 23.0% | 0.2% | 37% |