Las Vegas is obviously not a part of Appalachia, and I would argue that it is a polar opposite of the eastern region. One of the main differences between the two lies in their economies, and the affects it has had on the people. The estimated median household income for a family living in Vegas is $54,357 whereas in Appalachia that number is below $18,400. This means that most of the population in Appalachia are living below the poverty level. One of the differences regarding poverty in both of these areas is that the white race is not affected nearly as much in Vegas as it is in Appalachia. "Appalachia is the largest predominantly white region in the United States" (152) and almost 100 percent of them live in poverty. In Las Vegas the opposite is true, only 6.5 percent of the white residents live in poverty. Both of these regions are very different from one another in more than just the economic aspects, but if Appalachia continues to attract more vacationers to their ski resorts, and elderly people looking for remote retirement homes then who knows, maybe one day it will become one of the up and coming regions in America.
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