Concentrated Poverty

Areas of concentrated poverty are defined as census tracts where the overall poverty rate checks in at 30% or more. Nationwide, 12% of all kids — more than 8.5 million children total — live in concentrated poverty.

These neighborhoods generally lack healthy food options, top-performing public schools and quality medical care. High-poverty neighborhoods are also more likely to expose residents to crime and environmental hazards, such as lead and smog.

How the Informal Housing Market Deepens Racial Inequities in Baltimore

For low-income families, the pathway to homeownership often falls outside the bounds of the formal mortgage system. A new report sheds light on these informal markets in Baltimore and how they often disadvantage buyers and exacerbate racial inequities.

Food Deserts in the United States

Learn about America’s food deserts — areas offering residents few to no convenient options for securing affordable and healthy foods — and how to solve them.

Neighborhood Investment Flows Into Baltimore

With a Case Study on the East Baltimore Development Initiative

This study summarizes investment trends across Baltimore from 2004 to 2016, measuring neighborhood disparities in capital flows. Download the report and read a case study of the East Baltimore Development Initiative, which received more than $1 billion in investment.

Report: Investment in Baltimore Uneven by Race

Investment in Baltimore is highly concentrated in ways that reinforce historic racial and economic inequality. In a new report, read how one major community development project has boosted capital flowing into a largely Black community in the city’s east side.

Responding to COVID-19 Through Relationships and Cultural Understanding

The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected Native Americans. By leveraging its relationships and understanding of tribal culture, the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health is doing its part by providing food, water, personal protective equipment and other essential home health items, as well as COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts.

Kids in Concentrated Poverty Data Snapshot

Find state-level statistics on concentrated poverty and how child poverty rates have changed over time in this KIDS COUNT data snapshot.

Children Living in High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods

This snapshot shares the latest data — for the nation and each state — on children growing up in high-poverty areas. It also singles out two important factors, geographic location and race and ethnicity, that shape a child’s risk of living in concentrated poverty. Click here to learn more about children living in concentrated poverty.

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