After the dissolution of the tribal government of the Cherokee Nation in the 1900s and the death of William Charles Rogers in 1917, the Federal government began to appoint chiefs to the Cherokee Nation in 1919.
At the same time, the share of the population in the nationâs urban areas increased from 70% to 81% over that 50-year period. And much of the South still struggles with poverty. Of the 16 Southern states, only Maryland and Delaware had a poverty rate below the national average in 1960. Among the 14 Southern states with poverty rates higher than the U.S. average that year, only Virginiaâs had dropped below the national mark by 2010. Over the past 50 years, the poor have increasingly lived in the 20 most populous counties.
44 Responses to Itâs a Fact: Republican Run Red States Have Americaâs Highest Poverty Rates. Tue, Mar 18th, 2014 at 9:06 am. Never underestimate the ability of miserable peopleâs desire to spread their misery. Iâve seen that mentality at work in rural Indiana.