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Confronting Suburban Poverty
Elizabeth Kneebone
Brookings Institution
Today, suburbs are home to the largest and fastest growing
poor population
18,000,000
Suburbs
Cities
Small Metros
Rural
16,000,000
14,000,000
12,000,000
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
1970
1980
NOTE: The federal poverty threshold for a family of four was $23,492 in 2012
Source: Brookings analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data
1990
2000
2012
Between 2000 and 2012, the suburban poor population
increased in 93 of the top 95 metros
Minneapolis, 126%
Chicago, 93%
Salt Lake City, 124%
San
Francisco,
51%
Las Vegas, 144%
Atlanta, 159%
Austin, 162%
Source: Brookings Institution analysis of ACS and decennial census data
By 2012, 59 of the top 95 metros found the majority of
their region’s poor located in the suburbs
Seattle, 68%
Chicago, 52%
Detroit, 57%
Salt Lake City, 73%
Boston, 71%
San
Francisco,
57%
Washington DC,
71%
Atlanta, 88%
Miami, 84%
Source: Brookings Institution analysis of ACS data
Even as it has spread, poverty has become more
concentrated
Share of Suburban Poor in High Poverty and Distressed
Neighborhoods
20 to 40% Poverty Rate Tracts
40% or More Poverty Rate Tracts
6.3%
4.0%
32.0%
23.3%
2000
Source: Brookings Institution analysis of decennial census and American Community Survey data
2008-12
Source: Brookings Institution analysis of ACS and decennial census data
Many factors drive suburbanizing poverty
Population Change
Job Location
Immigration
Housing
Regional Economy
Suburban poverty brings challenges
Transit Access
Limited Philanthropic Resources
Strained Local Services
Change in School Populations
Suburbs face additional challenges
Lack of Capacity
Extensive Fragmentation
Inflexible, Unreliable Funding
What does this all mean for AmeriCorps?
Increasing awareness and understanding
Boosting capacity and filling gaps
Providing new pathways in overlooked communities
Visit ConfrontingSuburbanPoverty.org for resources, including…
Profiles of the top 100 metros
Tips for taking action
Case studies of innovators
Video
Infographic
[email protected]
www.brookings.edu/metro
www.confrontingsuburbanpoverty.org