57%

Share of respondents who said they were struggling some or most days during the pandemic. The survey of Valley residents was conducted May 20-June 30 by JONAH, a nonprofit that works to address the root cause of social injustices.

24%

Share of respondents who are not married who say they often or always felt hopelessness. For married people, the figure was 12%. The survey also found that those who weren’t part of a fait community were more likely to feel hopeless than those who were.

25%

Decline in the percentage of county households in poverty or under the ALICE threshold between 2016 and 2018. However, a estimated 14,005 of the county’s 40,421 households remain in one of those groups.

Source: Source: JONAH survey. Read the full report at jonahjustice.org.