Low Poverty Concentration
Portion of people in neighborhoods with fewer than 20% of residents living in poverty
Indicator Summary Score
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Numbers listed on the maps are indicator summary scores, which measure how far a state has to go to meet the HOPE Goal (Distance to Goal) and how much variation there is across racial and ethnic groups within the state on the measure (Racial Inequity). Scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 indicating the state with the best combined performance. Hovering over a state reveals information on Distance to Goal and Racial Inequity separately.
National Rate
77%of people live in neighborhoods with low poverty concentration
Hope Goal
100%of people live in neighborhoods with low poverty concentration
Distance to Goal
70 millionmore people in the U.S. would need to live in neighborhoods with low poverty concentration to achieve the HOPE Goal
Why it Matters
Living in an area with low poverty concentration increases access to better housing, minimizes barriers to socioeconomic improvements, and improves health like better birth outcomes, better access to healthy food and reductions to violent crimes.
Indicator Summary
- White populations are the most likely to live in neighborhoods with low poverty concentration, with 85% doing so.
- Nationally, both American Indian/Alaska Native and Black populations are least likely to live in low poverty concentrated neighborhoods.
- The Southeast and Southwest states face greater challenges in inequity and are the furthest from HOPE goals for low poverty concentration.
State Distance to Goal
Low Poverty Concentration
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