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@appli.org Sep 18, 2026, 5:00 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Cattaraugus County, New York" (Population: 75,600) featuring a county map and key stats: 71% of adults struggle with basic math, 17.6% live in extreme poverty, 10.7% spend at least 50% of their income on housing, and 6.3% lack health insurance. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

Noxubee County, #Mississippi, has the lowest #AdultNumeracy rate among the state's #Appalachian counties, with nearly 7 out of every 10 adults (69.8%) struggling to solve #Math problems with more than three steps.

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@appli.org Sep 17, 2026, 6:01 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Noxubee County, Mississippi" (Population: 9,914) featuring a county map and key stats: 88.4% of adults struggle with basic math, 32.4% rely on SNAP for nutrition assistance, 25.6% live in extreme poverty, and 19% spend at least 50% of their income on housing. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

Delaware County, #NewYork, has the 2nd-lowest #AdultNumeracy rate among the state's #Appalachian counties, with nearly 7 out of every 10 adults (69.8%) struggling to solve #Math problems with more than three steps.

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@appli.org Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Delaware County, New York" (Population: 44,410) featuring a county map and key stats: 69.8% of adults struggle with basic math, 14.9% live in extreme poverty, 13.8% spend at least 50% of their income on housing, and 4.6% lack health insurance. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

Marshall County, #Mississippi, has the 2nd-lowest #AdultNumeracy rate among the state's #Appalachian counties, with nearly 9 out of every 10 adults (87.8%) struggling to solve #Math problems with more than three steps.

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@appli.org Sep 16, 2026, 6:01 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Marshall County, Mississippi" (Population: 34,123) featuring a county map and key stats: 87.8% of adults struggle with basic math, 22.8% live in extreme poverty, 14.8% spend at least 50% of their income on housing, and 11.5% rely on SNAP for nutrition assistance. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

Allegany County, #NewYork, has the 3rd-lowest #AdultNumeracy rate among the state's #Appalachian counties, with more than 2 out of every 3 adults (69.4%) struggling to solve #Math problems with more than three steps.

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@appli.org Sep 16, 2026, 5:00 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Allegany County, New York" (Population: 46,651) featuring a county map and key stats: 69.4% struggle with basic math, 16.7% live in extreme poverty, 10.2% spend at least 50% of their income on housing, and 4.9% lack health insurance. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

Panola County, #Mississippi, has the 3rd-lowest #AdultNumeracy rate among the state's #Appalachian counties, with more than 8 in 10 adults (85.3%) struggling to solve #Math problems with more than three steps.

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@appli.org Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 PM

Square infographic by APPLI titled "Panola County, Mississippi" (Population: 32,669) featuring a county map and key stats: 85.3% of adults struggle with basic math, 24.1% live in extreme poverty, 15.6% rely on SNAP for Nutrition Assistance, and 12.1% spend at least 50% of their income on housing. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

#DidYouKnow?

In 8 of #NewYork's 14 #Appalachian counties, more than 2 out of every 3 adults struggle to solve math problems with more than three steps.

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Square educational graphic titled "Percentage of Appalachian Adults in New York Who Struggle with Basic Math," created by APPLI. Features a state outline map highlighting Southern Tier Appalachian counties colored along a gradient scale from green (0%) to red (100%), with counties like Tompkins shown in yellow and Delaware shown in orange-red. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

@appli.org Sep 15, 2026, 5:00 PM

#DidYouKnow?

In all but 2 of #Mississippi's 24 #Appalachian counties, more than 2 out of every 3 adults struggle to solve math problems with more than three steps.

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#AdultNumeracy
#Numeracy
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Square educational graphic titled "Percentage of Appalachian Adults in Mississippi Who Struggle with Basic Math," created by the Appalachian Learning Initiative (APPLI). Features a color-coded map of Mississippi's Appalachian counties ranging from green (62.8%) to red (88.4%), with high-rate counties like Marshall and Noxubee highlighted in deep red. Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2020.

@appli.org Sep 8, 2026, 6:30 PM

#DidYouKnow?

In 8 of #NewYork's 14 #Appalachian counties, more than 2 out of every 3 adults struggle to solve math problems with more than three steps.

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#AdultNumeracy
#Numeracy
#AdultEducation
#AdultBasicEducation

@appli.org Sep 8, 2026, 5:30 PM

#DidYouKnow?

In all but 2 of #Mississippi's 24 #Appalachian counties, more than 2 out of every 3 adults struggle to solve math problems with more than three steps.

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