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The toll the tough economy has taken on American cities is the subject of a new Brookings Institution report. Included is a list of the ten communities showing the largest increase of neighborhoods with 20 percent poverty rates or above from 2000 to 2012 — and unfortunately, one prominent Colorado place makes the cut.
We’ve put together a breakdown for all ten cities, complete with photos and statistics — and we’ve supplemented the Colorado listing with additional graphics. See them below.
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Greatest Changes in the Share of Suburban Poor Living in Tracts with Poverty Rates of At Least 20 Percent
Number 10: Charlotte, North Carolina
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
21
Share of poor in 2000
15.6 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
82
Share of poor 2008-2012
42.2 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
61
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
26.6 percent
Number 9: Scranton, Pennsylvania
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
11
Share of poor in 2000
14 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
33
Share of poor 2008-2012
41.7 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
22
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
27.7 percent
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Number 8: Grand Rapids, Michigan
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
Share of poor in 2000
0 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
20
Share of poor 2008-2012
28.1 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
20
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
28.1 percent
Number 7: Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
2
Share of poor in 2000
6.6 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
15
Share of poor 2008-2012
35.7 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
13
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
29 percent
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Number 6: Atlanta, Georgia
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
32
Share of poor in 2000
14.7 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
197
Share of poor 2008-2012
44.1 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
165
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
29.4 percent
Number 5: Greenville, South Carolina
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
19
Share of poor in 2000
20.5 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
57
Share of poor 2008-2012
52.1 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
38
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
31.6 percent
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Number 4: Boise City, Idaho
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
3
Share of poor in 2000
7.9 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
18
Share of poor 2008-2012
40.3 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
15
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
32.3 percent
Number 3: Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
12
Share of poor in 2000
31.2 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
30
Share of poor 2008-2012
63.9 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
18
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
32.7 percent
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Number 2: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
2
Share of poor in 2000
6.8 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
19
Share of poor 2008-2012
40.7 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
17
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
33.9 percent
Number 1: Colorado Springs, Colorado
20 percent-plus poverty tracts in 2000
Share of poor in 2000
0 percent
20 percent-plus poverty tracts 2008-2012
7
Share of poor 2008-2012
35.2 percent
Change in 20 percent-plus poverty tracts from 2000 to 2012
7
Change in share of poor from 2000 to 2012
35.2 percent
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