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    Sub Urbanization of Poverty Final Version

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    Poverty in the United States has traditionally been considered an urban issue, but this trend is reversing as suburbs have experienced greater increases in poverty levels than cities over the past decade. According to data from The Brookings Institution, suburbs saw their poor populations rise by 1.5 million more than primary cities from 2000 to 2010, with poverty in suburbs growing by 25% on average compared to 5.6% for cities. This indicates economic stress has shifted poverty from cities to suburbs.

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    Poverty in the United States has traditionally been considered an urban issue, but this trend is reversing as suburbs have experienced greater increases in poverty levels than cities over the past decade. According to data from The Brookings Institution, suburbs saw their poor populations rise by 1.5 million more than primary cities from 2000 to 2010, with poverty in suburbs growing by 25% on average compared to 5.6% for cities. This indicates economic stress has shifted poverty from cities to suburbs.

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    Poverty in the United States has traditionally been considered an urban issue, but this trend is reversing as suburbs have experienced greater increases in poverty levels than cities over the past decade. According to data from The Brookings Institution, suburbs saw their poor populations rise by 1.5 million more than primary cities from 2000 to 2010, with poverty in suburbs growing by 25% on average compared to 5.6% for cities. This indicates economic stress has shifted poverty from cities to suburbs.

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    Sub Urbanization of Poverty Final Version

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    Poverty in the United States has traditionally been considered an urban issue, but this trend is reversing as suburbs have experienced greater increases in poverty levels than cities over the past decade. According to data from The Brookings Institution, suburbs saw their poor populations rise by 1.5 million more than primary cities from 2000 to 2010, with poverty in suburbs growing by 25% on average compared to 5.6% for cities. This indicates economic stress has shifted poverty from cities to suburbs.

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    THE SUBURBANIZATION OF POVERTY

    PERCENT CHANGE IN POVERTY SINCE 2000


    seattle

    how to read:
    suburban pop.

    ~shade denotes % change in poverty~

    -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
    san ancisco los angeles riverside* san diego chicago

    phoenix atlanta dallas houston

    Poverty in the US has long been deemed an urban problem, distant from the wealth and prosperity of the suburbs. As the data indicates, however, this trend is quickly reversing. e economic stress of the past decade le suburbs with 1.5 million more poor than their primary cities.

    *Riverside-San Bernardino Metro Area Source: The Brookings Institution, State of Metropolitan America, 2010

    urban pop.
    minneapolis detroit boston new york city philadelphia washington dc

    saint louis

    miami

    CITIES

    SUBURBS

    5.6% 25%
    AVERAGE CHANGE IN POVERTY
    Infographic by Kasey Klimes secretrepublic.com

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