{"id":2328259,"date":"2024-08-21T10:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-now-has-9-distressed-counties-up-1-from-a-year-ago-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:34:41","slug":"tennessee-now-has-9-distressed-counties-up-1-from-a-year-ago-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-now-has-9-distressed-counties-up-1-from-a-year-ago-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee now has 9 distressed counties, up 1 from a year ago &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-now-has-9-distressed-counties-up-1-from-a-year-ago-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200d discusses the increasing number of distressed counties in \u200dTennessee, which has risen \u200bto nine, marking an increase \u2063of one compared to the previous year. The term &#8220;distressed counties&#8221; typically refers to areas facing significant economic challenges, which can include high\u200c unemployment\u2063 rates and low income levels. The information suggests that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-cant-be-any-worse-can-it\/\" title=\"2021 Can&#039;t Be Any Worse, Can It?!\">economic conditions<\/a> in Tennessee \u200chave worsened for at least one county over the past year, prompting concerns about\u200c the state&#8217;s economic health\u200b and well-being of its residents. Further\u2062 details might be provided in the complete article, which \u2063focuses on the causes and implications of this\u200c increase in distressed\u2063 counties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tennessee now has 9 distressed counties, up 1 from a year ago<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1734990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Tennessee now has nine counties that are considered distressed, up one from a year ago and now including Haywood County, the home of Ford&rsquo;s Blue Oval City project.<\/p>\n<p>A distressed county is one among the 10% most economically distressed in the nation, as determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Clay dropped off the list while Haywood and Grundy were added to the list.<\/p>\n<p>The ARC factors in a three-year rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">unemployment rate<\/a>, per capita market income and poverty rate.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Gov. Bill Lee&rsquo;s staff announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s drop to eight distressed counties after having 16 in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This year, Lee spokesperson Elizabeth Johnson was asked about the change and told Tennessee Lookout that &ldquo;&ldquo;what happens in rural Tennessee matters to all of Tennessee, and as our state experiences unprecedented economic growth and job creation, we&rsquo;ll continue our work to prioritize rural communities so that Tennesseans in every county can thrive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee now has 31 counties considered at-risk after having 28 a year ago. Tennessee has 95 counties.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1734990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1734990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee currently has nine counties classified as distressed, an increase of one from the previous year, now including Haywood County, which hosts Ford&#8217;s Blue Oval City project. A distressed county is defined as being among the 10% most economically challenged in the country, according to the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). This year saw Clay County removed from the list while Haywood and Grundy were added. The ARC assesses factors such as a three-year unemployment rate, per capita market income, and poverty rate. Last year, Governor Bill Lee&#8217;s team reported that Tennessee had reduced its number of distressed counties to eight after having 16 in 2019. In response to inquiries about this year&#8217;s changes, Lee&#8217;s spokesperson Elizabeth Johnson stated that &#8220;what happens in rural Tennessee matters to all of Tennessee,&#8221; emphasizing the state&#8217;s commitment to supporting rural communities amid significant economic growth and job creation so that residents across all counties can prosper. Additionally, Tennessee now has 31 counties identified as at-risk compared to 28 last year out of a total of 95 counties statewide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2328260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/appalachia-dilapidated-house-county-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38790,6651,32076],"class_list":["post-2328259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-distressed-counties","tag-tennessee","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/appalachia-dilapidated-house-county-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}