Roughly 35 million Americans — or almost 1 in 10 — live in communities suffering from 'persistent poverty,' a recent analysis shows.
Although the U.S. has periodically sought to reduce poverty around the country since the 1960s, roughly 35 million Americans — or almost 1 in 10 — live in communities suffering from"persistent poverty," a recent analysis shows.Economic Innovation Group
, which focused on areas where the poverty rate has remained above 20% for more than three decades. To arrive at their figures, the public policy group examined poverty by Census tract — smaller geographic divisions of a county — rather than at the current county level, which can mask pockets of impoverishment.
For instance, by some measures there are no counties in Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont that rank as persistently poor. But each of these states encompasses smaller Census tracts that meet the definition, with most of them home to thousands of deeply poor residents, according to the analysis. The findings shed light on overlooked parts of the U.S. that have largely failed to benefit from the significant economic growth the country has enjoyed over the last 30 years.
"These are the parts of the country that need the most help," EIG Director of Research Kenan Fikri told CBS MoneyWatch, describing them as"the ultimate left-behind places."About 35 million Americans live in neighborhoods that are persistently poor, meaning that the area's poverty rate has remained above 20% for more than 30 years, according to Economic Innovation Group.
To be sure, some Americans who live within persistently impoverished communities aren't poor. Regardless of their income, however, people in such areas may struggle with issues such as access to quality schools, health care and infrastructure.
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