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Abstract
County-level data for 11 southern states were used to examine income convergence between
1980 and 2000. Ordinary least squares regression of logarithmic difference on average per capita
income in 1980 and 2000 indicated conditional income convergence over the 20-year period. The
estimated rate of income convergence was 3.82% per year. This convergence varied across the
region based on the initial and changed conditions of population density, African-American
population, employment, education, age structure, and travel time to work.