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Rochester, Syracuse rank high in concentrated poverty study
Rochester, Syracuse rank high in concentrated poverty study
The poor in upstate New York metropolitan areas—especially black and Latino residents—suffer some of the nation’s highest rates of concentrated poverty, according to a report released April 2 by The Brookings Institution. During the post-recession years of 2010-2014, Syracuse had the nation’s fourth-highest concentrated poverty rate, which is defined as the share of poor residents living in areas where 40 percent or more of the population lives below the federal poverty line. But the rate was even higher—nearly 58 percent, highest nationwide—for that city’s black and Latino residents. Rochester is only fourth from the bottom of national rankings, with 53 percent of its poor black residents and 48 percent of poor Latino residents living in concentrated poverty.
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