Brookings Institution Study Finds Concentrated Poverty Affects Health

A Brookings Institution study released on Wednesday, based on data from the 2000 census, found that concentrated poverty contributes to poor physical and mental health outcomes. Poverty is more concentrated in Fresno neighborhoods than in those of any other large U.S. city. Long Beach ranks sixth among cities with the most concentrated poverty, and Los Angeles ranks 14th.

The study, "Katrina's Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America" by Alan Berube and Bruce Katz (October 2005), can be found online at http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20051012_concentratedpoverty.htm