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Concentrated Poverty Increased in Both Rural and Urban Areas Since 2000, Reversing Declines in the 1990s

Description
Reports on trends in poverty rates between the 2000 Decennial Census and 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS). Examines spatially concentrated poverty, with a map showing county-level poverty rates for nonmetropolitan counties. Compares metropolitan and nonmetropolitan poverty rates by race/ethnicity.
Author(s)
Brian C. Thiede, Hyojung Kim, Matthew Valasik
Date
11/2017
Type
Document
Organization
Carsey School of Public Policy
Tagged as
Poverty · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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