The Growth of Concentrated Poverty Since the Recession, in 3 Infographics [CityLab.com]

Samantha Sangenito 4/1/164:00 AM

Concentrated poverty is arguably the biggest problem U.S. cities face today—and it’s only getting bigger.

The number of American poor living in depressed neighborhoods—those with at least 40 percent of residents below poverty line—has been on the rise since the 1990s. And according to a new analysis of Census data by the Brookings Institution, the recession further accelerated this upward trend.

[For more of this story, written by Tanvi Misra, go to http://www.citylab.com/housing...infographics/475812/]

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