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A map of changes in poverty, county by county. By Andy Hull, Nick McClellan, and Troy K. Schneider . It’s hardly news that the Great Recession pushed millions of Americans into poverty.
New Census estimates show that one in five residents in Fresno and nearby California counties lived in poverty from 2016 through 2020. See our map for data.
Despite economic gains and recovery, poverty in North Carolina either remained the same or increased from 2007 through 2013, according to a report from the Budget & Tax Center, part of the NC ...
The map shows a change in nonmetropolitan county persistent poverty area status between the yeasrs 2007 and 2021. The research indicates that the majority (86%) of all nonmetropolitan counties ...
Maps produced by Al.com from three federal data sources show the prevalence of poverty in all the state’s counties – even those experiencing fast growth and rising incomes.
One in 12 Harris County residents lives in an area with persistent poverty, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Across the state, 30 of Texas' 254 counties are in persistent poverty ...