Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama

Tuskegee, Macon County is located in South Central Alabama. The county seat is Tuskegee, Alabama. The county has a population of 19,688 and Tuskegee has a

population of 9,035.

History of Tuskegee, Alabama: Success Stories in Economic and Community Development

The Alabama Black Belt

623 Black Belt Counties in the United States

Highest percentage of African American Ancestry in the US Predominately still reside in the Black Belt Region of

the US (Purple)

The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) has defined counties as being persistently poor if The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) has defined counties as being persistently poor if 20 percent or more of their populations were living in poverty over the last 30 years 20 percent or more of their populations were living in poverty over the last 30 years

(measured by the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2007-11 American (measured by the 1980, 1990, and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2007-11 American Community Survey).Community Survey).

252 Persistent Poverty Counties in the US are in the South

“Using this definition, there were 353 persistently poor counties in the United States. The large majority (301) of the persistent-poverty counties were nonmetropolitan (non-metro) and exhibited a strong regional pattern.

There are no non-metro persistent-poverty counties in the Northeast, 29 non-metro persistent-poverty counties in the Midwest, and 20 in the West. The remaining 252 non-metro persistent-poverty counties are in

the South, comprising just over 26 percent of the total Southern non-metro population.” The Birmingham News calls it this Blackbelt Region in Alabama, “Alabama’s Third World”. Macon County’s percentage of the population below the Poverty level is in excess of 30%, persistently, and one of 5 counties in Alabama with

poverty rates consistently this high.

Population Data

Tuskegee Population Data

Macon County Economic DataPrimary Employment IndustriesEducational, health and social services (37.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (12.9%), Manufacturing (10.6%).

Type of WorkersPrivate wage or salary:71%

Government: 24%Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%

Unpaid family work: 0%

Household Demographics

Housing

Tuskegee, Macon County Unemployment and Poverty Rates

Poverty Rate: 32.8%

Unemployment Rate: 6.9%Current:Fed Rate: 5.6%Ala. Rate: 6.3%

Month/Yr Tuskegee, AL% Alabama% National %

1 / 2014 8.8% 6.8% 6.6%

2 / 2014 9.3% 7.3% 6.7%

3 / 2014 9.5% 6.9% 6.7%

4 / 2014 8.2% 6.2% 6.3%

5 / 2014 8.1% 6.2% 6.3%

6 / 2014 9.7% 7.1% 6.1%

7 / 2014 10.2% 7.7% 6.2%

8 / 2014 9.4% 7.1% 6.1%

9 / 2014 7.9% 6.1% 5.9%

10 / 2014 7.6% 5.8% 5.8%

11 / 2014 6.9% 5.5% 5.8%

Economic Development Districts for Tuskegee, Macon County, AlabamaAppalachian Regional Commission

Delta Regional Authority

Alabama Development Authority

South Central Alabama Regional Commission

Appalachian Regional Commission

Macon County is one of 90 Depressed Counties of the Appalachia Region

• The employment/population ratio; • Poverty rate; • Per-capita market income; • Percent of the adult population (25 + years old)

with at least one-year of college education, and/or percent with at least a four-year college degree; and,

• Ten-year percent change in population.

Depressed County Index

Delta Regional Authority’s Local Development Districts. Macon County is part of Alabama, Region 5

Delta Regional AuthorityDelta Regional Authority Area Map of Depressed Counties

To be deemed distressed, counties and parishes must meet one of the following criteria:•An unemployment rate of one percent higher (9.8 percent) than the national average (8.8 percent) for the most recent 24-month period; or•Have a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the national per capita income.

Delta Region Depressed County Index

Macon County is one of 20 of 67 total Counties in Alabama that are part of Delta Regional Authority and Alabama Development Commission, Region 5, The South Central Regional

Development Commission (SCADC). SCADC, which is composed of 7 Alabama Counties, is one of 12 Regions of the Alabama Development Commission.

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