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MEASURING POVERTY, INEQUALITY and ECONOMIC INJUSTICE in NORTH CAROLINA
Bill Wilson, Deputy Director, North Carolina Justice Center(919) 856-3185 · [email protected]
Tazra Mitchell, Public Policy Fellow, Budget & Tax Center(919) 861-1451 · [email protected]
North Carolina Justice Center · P.O. Box 28068 · Raleigh, NC 27611
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1.6 million
$22,314(FPL family of four)
People Living Below the Federal Poverty Line
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.
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More than 3.5 million
$48,814(family of four)
People Living Below the Living Income Standard
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010; andBudget and Tax Center’s Living Income Standard Report, 2011.
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The Disproportionate Impact of Poverty in NC
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.*Data also reflects Alaska Native population
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The Disproportionate Impact of Poverty in NC
44.4%Households Headed by Females with Children
Live in Poverty
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.
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High Poverty Counties Concentrated in the East
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.
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Persistent Poverty Concentrated in the East
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of XXX.
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Steep Rise in Concentrated-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2006-2010.
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Impact on Life Chances: Education Helps Break Cycle of Poverty
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.
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BUT… Parents’ Financial Standing Impacts their Child’s Education Outcomes
Source: North Carolina Department of Instruction.
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Impact on Life Chances: Negative Effects on Health Outcomes
Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003 Survey of Children’s Health
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Impact on Life Chances: Negative Effects on Employment Outcomes
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of the Current Population Survey data
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Poverty Impacts Us All: Widespread Income Inequality is Growing in NC
Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2006 to 2010.
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