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Persistent Poverty in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island Areas

Description
Identifies counties and county equivalents in persistent poverty in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Discusses the varied definitions of persistent poverty and challenges with identifying persistent poverty counties in U.S territories.
Author(s)
Craig Benson, Alemayehu Bishaw
Date
08/2024
Type
Document
Organization
U.S. Census Bureau
Tagged as
County-by-county data · Poverty · American Samoa · Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · Guam · Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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