Data in columns 1-5 are based on 2014-2018 U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data in column 6 is from 2017 CFDI (Community Development Financial Institutions) Fund designations of persistent poverty counties in the U.S. Current legislation defines a persistent poverty county as any county that has had 20% or more of its population living in poverty for the past 30 years, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.