Spatial and Temporal Trends in Multidimensional Poverty in the United States over the Last Decade.

ABSTRACT: This paper undertakes a comprehensive analysis of multidimensional poverty in the United States over the last decade. It provides estimates of multidimensional poverty over more than a decade, from 2008 to 2019, which covers the Great Recession and the recovery following the recession when major policy changes such as the Affordable Care Act were implemented. For the first time, spatial trends in estimates of multidimensional poverty are also provided. We measure annual poverty levels in 4 regions, 50 states and examine the relation between multidimensional poverty and neighborhood characteristics. We find that on average, 13 percent of the United States population was multidimensional poor. Poverty rates were high in the South and the West and among young adults, immigrants and Hispanics.

SUBMITTER: Dhongde S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898329 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature