Facts about the Pine Ridge Reservation

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From www.lakotamall.com:
Some startling facts about the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation:

• 80% unemployment.
• Poorest county in the USA. Average family income is just $3,700 per year.
• High rates of alcoholism, heart disease, and cancer.
• Extremely high rate of diabetes. Almost half of the population over 40 on the Pine Ridge Reservation have diabetes.
• Life expectancy for men is 48 years. Life expectancy for women is 52.
• Highest infant mortality rate in the USA.