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DATA CENTERS TRANSFORM RURAL WASHINGTON TOWN

Quincy, Washington's poverty rate plummeted from 29.4% to 6.2% between 2012 and 2024, driven by a data center boom that transformed the farming community of 8,500 residents.

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A look at Quincy, a rural Washington farming town of 8,500 that benefited from a data center boom as its poverty rate fell from 29.4% in 2012 to 6.2% in 2024 (Nathaniel Meyersohn/CNN)

Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN: A look at Quincy, a rural Washington farming town of 8,500 that benefited from a data center…

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