A Social Assessment of the Hoosier National Forest

Table 4: Overview of Affluence Indicators for Counties in the Hoosier Region

Counties Ranked Against Other Counties in Indiana (92 total) by Category
County	Substandard Housing	Effective Buying Income	Health(1)	Business Growth 1991-1997
Crawford*	91	91	91	43
Orange*	86	76	64	47
Martin*	89	90	89	87
Lawrence*	65	67	29	33
Perry*	71	70	67	29
Jackson	72	56	38	79
Brown	85	11	83	24
Dubois	59	21	28	34
Monroe	15	63	9	47
*classified as stressed areas in possible need of USDA Rural Development Funding

(1)health professional shortage and medically underserved areas

• Figure 1: Location of the Hoosier Region and Management Units within Indiana
• Figure 2: The Hoosier National Forest and Surrounding Region
• Figure 3: Total Population in IN and Northern KY by County 1990
• Figure 4: Population in the Hoosier Region from 1820-2020
• Table 4: Overview of Affluence Indicators for Counties in the Hoosier Region
• Figure 5: Population Change in IN between 1980 and 1992 by County (net change)
• Figure 6: Percent of Population Below Poverty Level in IN and Northern KY by County in 1990
• Figure 8: Change in Acres of Land in Farms in IN by County between 1982-1992
• Figure 9: Communities Related to the Hoosier National Forest by Their Connection to a Large Urban Area
• Figure 10: Communities Related to the Hoosier National Forest by Socioeconomic and Cultural Considerations
• Figure 11: Communities Related to the Hoosier National Forest Based on Use of Management Units

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