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Residents in more than half of America's counties now draw a substantial share of their total income — more than a quarter — from the government, according to an Economic Innovation Group analysis. In 2000, that was the case in just 10% of counties.
Why it matters: America's reliance on government programs has soared in the past half-century — with a stunning acceleration in the past 25 years, Axios' Noah Bressner reports.
Zoom in: The Tennessee county with the highest percentage of income from government aid in 2022 was Lake County in the far northwest corner of the state.
- In Davidson County, it was 10.2%.