Amazingly Athens-Clarke County is one of the poorest county's in the nation, according to the Athens Banner Herald report. The U.S. Census Bureau stated that 28.7 percent of Clarke County residents lived in poverty in 2007. This means that Clarke is the poorest county in Georgia and is tied for fourth-highest poverty rate among mid-sized counties nationwide. Athens Banner Herald: Clarke Poverty Rate gives a detailed account of the poverty facts and the state of the Athens community.
It is amazing how the University of Georgia is teaching thousands of students to strive for better lives and to work hard to be successful everyday when all around the university are people who struggle to make the monthly bills. Why is this issue not being addressed more often? And if it is, then why is there not more said about this issue? Is the high poverty rate at all related to the university's existence within the town of Athens?
Another link to visit to see the drastic poverty issue within Athens is: Athens Poverty Rate.
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