Census Poverty Reports
States see more poverty among children, unemployed, By Marisol Bello and Paul Overberg, September 22, 2012, USA Today: “States saw little relief from poverty in the past year, especially among...
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Poverty hits home in local suburbs like S. King County, By Lornet Turnbull, May 19, 2013, Seattle Times: “The idea of suburban America conjures up images of Ward and June Cleaver, of safe streets and...
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Poverty has moved to the suburbs, July 20, 2013, The Economist: “Kim, who is 35 years old and has two children, left high school to look after her mother, a cocaine addict. When Kim’s marriage began to...
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Suburban poverty on the rise, By Susan Davis, August 9, 2013, USA Today: “Metropolitan suburbs have seen the largest and fastest-growing poverty rates in America over the past decade, according to a...
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Face of US poverty: These days, more poor live in suburbs than in cities, By Richard Mertens, September 11, 2013, Christian Science Monitor: “Marcus Thomas, a lanky, unemployed construction worker,...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh suburbs suffering poverty at high rate, By Mary Niederberger, November 17, 2013, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Poverty is growing at a faster rate in the suburbs than in the cities, and the...
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The rise of suburban poverty in America, By Josh Sanburn, July 31, 2014, Time: “Colorado Springs is often included on lists of the best places to live in America thanks to its 250 days of sun a year,...
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The 15 US cities where poor neighborhoods are expanding fastest, By Allan Smith and Erin Fuchs, August 4, 2014, Business Insider: “Poverty is stuck at record levels in America, and it’s spreading in...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – New England
Poverty persists in N.E. suburbs, By Megan Woolhouse, August 13, 2014, Boston Globe: “New England’s suburbs, often viewed as bastions of sprinkler-fed lawns and roomy SUVs, are also communities of...
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Cities are becoming more affluent while poverty is rising in inner suburbs — and that has implications for schools, By Emma Brown and T. Rees Shapiro, February 26, 2015, Washington Post: “City centers...
View ArticleSchool Funding – Connecticut
In suburban schools, student poverty growing faster than education aid, By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, May 4, 2015, Hartford Courant: “The number of students from poor families attending suburban schools...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – Twin Cities, MN
Poverty nearly doubles in Twin Cities suburbs, By Shannon Prather, June 21, 2015, Star Tribune: “Poor people living in the suburbs of the Twin Cities now significantly outnumber the needy in...
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1 out of every 2 children in Syracuse lives in poverty, new Census data shows, By Marnie Eisenstadt, September 17, 2015, Syracuse Post-Standard: “Half of the children in Syracuse live in poverty and...
View ArticleBusiness in High-Poverty Neighborhoods – Arizona
Where the Money Lives: Poor areas of Phoenix offer different business challenges, opportunities, By Mike Sunnucks, November 20, 2015, Phoenix Business Journal: “Kat Proffitt knows how many people...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – Ohio
Suburban poverty on the rise in Columbus, By Catherine Candisky, April 27, 2016, Columbus Dispatch: “Columbus has had the biggest jump in suburban poverty in the state. A new report on Ohio’s poor...
View ArticleSchools and Child Poverty – Cincinnati, OH
‘This is a crisis’: Suburban poverty growing, school lunch data shows, By Emilie Eaton, May 21, 2016, Cincinnati Enquirer: “In 10 years, Chris Burkhardt has seen a dramatic spike in school lunch...
View ArticleSchool Funding – Connecticut
In Connecticut, a wealth gap divides neighboring schools, By Elizabeth A. Harris and Kristin Hussey, September 11, 2016, New York Times: “The two Connecticut school districts sit side by side along...
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Wisconsin incomes up, poverty down, By Kevin Crowe and Bill Glauber, September 14, 2016, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Mirroring national figures, median income in Wisconsin grew for the first time in...
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For many, the suburbs provide no escape from poverty, By Ed Leefeldt, October 6, 2016, CBS News: “For America’s minorities – African Americans, Latinos and others – statistics show that there’s been...
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Rising suburban poverty is a bipartisan problem, By Tanvi Misra, November 8, 2016, Citylab: “Donald Trump’s presidential campaign famously made much ado about ‘inner cities’—those hellish parts of U.S....
View ArticleStar Tribune Series on Poverty
Taking risks to pursue the American dream, By Adam Belz, December 28, 2016, Star Tribune: “Ethrophic Burnett escaped the South Side of Chicago, moved to Minneapolis ‘to have a life for my kids’ — and...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – Boston, MA
More families are struggling with poverty in Boston’s affluent suburbs, By Katie Johnson, February 18, 2017, Boston Globe: “Many suburbs around Boston are known for their good schools, picturesque...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty – Richmond, VA
Poverty growth in Richmond suburbs continues to outpace city’s, By Debbie Truong, Vanessa Remmers, K. Burnell Evans and Katie Demeria, March 10, 2017, Richmond Times-Dispatch: “The growth of suburban...
View ArticleSuburban Poverty and Access to Health Care
Upsurge of suburban poor discover health care’s nowhere land, By Elaine Korry, February 9, 2018, Washington Post: “The promise of cheaper housing brought Shari Castaneda to Palmdale, Calif., in...
View ArticleLow-Income Households and Transportation
Transit as a lifeline: Low-income metro Atlantans eager for expansion, By Tyler Estep, May 3, 2018, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “The good news: Lauren Dixon had a job interview. The tricky part: It...
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