A Decade of Data: Kids in High-Poverty Communities

Using data from their KIDS COUNT Data Center, this post from the Annie E. Casey Foundation compares the rates of children living in high-poverty communities from 2006-2010 and from 2011-2015. Findings include that the number of children living in concentrated poverty (areas where the poverty rate is 30% or more) has increased by almost 30%. The post links to additional data at the local, state, and national level on children living in high poverty areas, including data broken down by race and ethnicity.