America's Poorest and Most Affluent Counties, 1980 to 2010

This book explores the changing spatial distribution of the United States of America''s poorest and most affluent counties over the 30 years from 1980 to 2010. While overall rates of poverty have changed somewhat during this period, the geography of counties where affluence and poverty rates are the highest have also shifted as economic fortunes wax and wane. The spatial understanding of poverty a...