Urban sociologists, economists, and community development scholars write convincingly about the dangers of concentrated poverty, especially in cities. Unfortunately, none of the local poverty indicators published by the Census Bureau are particularly good at measuring concentrated poverty. This working paper by Professor Emeritus of City Planning John Landis demonstrates how certain statistical measures can be used to reliably track concentrated poverty at the local level and to compare its incidence by race and ethnicity.
Providing expert commentary on urban topics and highlighting Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.
