Poverty
The Poorest Counties in America
7:00 am, December 12, 2011
Poverty rates have been on the rise nationwide, but it’s nothing compared to the poverty rates in certain counties where as much as half of the population lives ...
More Than 1 in 5 Americans Live in ‘Poverty Area’
4:01 pm, December 08, 2011
Americans who live in poverty tend to be clustered in certain neighborhoods rather than evenly distributed across geographic areas, according to new data from the ...
Census: Widening Income Gap as Blacks Leave Cities
11:00 am, December 08, 2011
Affluent black Americans who are leaving industrial cities for the suburbs and the South are shifting traditional lines between rich and poor, according to new census ...
Study: Don’t Blame Fast Food for Obesity Among the Poor
1:15 pm, November 11, 2011
While most people attribute obesity among the poor to a fast-food diet, a UC Davis study suggests that’s not the case.
New Estimates Show 16% of Americans Below Poverty Line
3:30 pm, November 07, 2011
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates poverty levels in the U.S. are much higher than earlier 2010 estimates.
Concentrated Poverty Doubles in the Midwest
3:01 pm, November 03, 2011
Concentrated poverty nearly doubled in Midwestern metros since 2000, says the Brookings Institute.
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