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Title: Governing the New Geography of Poverty in Metropolitan America

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

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ISSN: 1078-0874

DOI: 10.1177/1078087419834075

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Abstract: This article contributes to the research on the new geography of poverty by examining how low-income residents fit into the governmental patchwork that defines metropolitan America. Our analysis pays particular attention to two features of local governments: their size and their status as incorporated municipalities or unincorporated areas. Relying on Census data, we study these patterns for the five largest metropolitan areas in each of the five Census-designated regions of the country (25 metros total) from 1990 to 2012–2016. We show that the distribution of poor people across jurisdiction types, and their concentration in particular jurisdictions or places, has changed over time. In the older metros of the Northeast and Midwest, poverty grew in smaller secondary cities while it expanded in unincorporated areas in the South and in larger secondary cities in the West. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of these shifts for studying local governance and poverty.

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Authors: Mattiuzzi, Elizabeth; Weir, Margaret

Periodical (Full): Urban Affairs Review

Issue: 4

Volume: 56

Pages: 1086-1131

Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Poverty and Welfare

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