NC’s income inequality explained in one map

[Triana]

State legislators saw a jarring map of North Carolina’s income inequality during an economist’s presentation Thursday.

Ted Abernathy of Economic Leadership LLC showed a map of how the average annual pay in each of the state’s 100 counties compares to the overall state average of $44,969 in 2014.

It’s a sea of red (below average counties) with a few small pockets of green (the urban areas with above-average salaries).

Only five counties had annual pay above the statewide average, meaning that Wake, Durham, Mecklenburg, Orange and Forsyth counties have substantially higher incomes than the rest of the state.

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[FBaggins]

1. That's pretty deceptive

Those non-red counties also happen to be where a large proportion of North Carolinians live... and where the cost of living is the highest.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Agreed. Also, the average is a very deceptive statistic. The median would be better. nt

[RobertEarl]

3. $15 an hour minmum wage will fix that

Bernie is our best hope for that change in our pockets.

[Triana]

4. Makes sense.

I figure McCrony et al are wanting to use the deception to move $$ from the populated counties to the rural areas, thus the latest tax scheme: taxing car repairs, vet visits, and appliance installs and sending 80% of the money to rural areas. It's bullshit of course, but my understanding is that's how it works/will work.