U.S. Regions Ranked By Percentage of Residents Living In Low Income Areas

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U.S. Regions Ranked By Percentage of Residents Living In Low Income Areas

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

http://theredphoenixapl.org/2011/11/08/poorest-poor-in-us-hits-new-record-1-in-15-people/fe they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States, we have ranked the regions in the U.S. based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

8 Rocky Mountains

10,913,704
Total Population

8,205,632
Urban Population

2,708,072
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

30.97%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

34.83%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.27%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

3,379,517
Population In Low Income Areas

2,857,738
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

521,779
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

4,066,454
Housing Units

3,048,308
Urban Housing Units

1,018,146
Rural Housing Units

32.18%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36.36%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19.69%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,308,768
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,108,258
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

200,510
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

7 New England

14,444,865
Total Population

11,257,311
Urban Population

3,187,554
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

31.16%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

15.77%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

4,501,710
Population In Low Income Areas

3,998,959
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

502,751
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

5,664,396
Housing Units

4,401,491
Urban Housing Units

1,262,905
Rural Housing Units

31.06%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35.2%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16.62%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,759,224
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,549,309
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

209,915
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

6 Plains

20,505,437
Total Population

13,743,862
Urban Population

6,761,575
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

32.18%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

35.72%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.97%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,597,874
Population In Low Income Areas

4,909,520
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,688,354
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

8,121,114
Housing Units

5,477,777
Urban Housing Units

2,643,337
Rural Housing Units

32.58%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35.93%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25.65%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,645,951
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,967,896
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

678,055
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

5 Great Lakes

46,421,564
Total Population

34,809,216
Urban Population

11,612,348
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

33.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.39%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

18.83%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

15,551,273
Population In Low Income Areas

13,364,780
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,186,493
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,094,837
Housing Units

13,655,939
Urban Housing Units

4,438,898
Rural Housing Units

33.31%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

37.81%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19.44%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,026,706
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,163,703
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

863,003
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

4 Mid East

48,145,584
Total Population

40,489,592
Urban Population

7,655,992
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

36.74%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.3%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

23.22%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

17,690,986
Population In Low Income Areas

15,913,366
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,777,620
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,316,434
Housing Units

15,401,993
Urban Housing Units

2,914,441
Rural Housing Units

36.16%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38.48%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23.89%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,623,063
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,926,686
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

696,377
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

3 Far West

52,580,653
Total Population

46,770,473
Urban Population

5,810,180
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

38.44%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.27%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

31.73%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,211,969
Population In Low Income Areas

18,368,518
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,843,451
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,436,158
Housing Units

16,332,897
Urban Housing Units

2,103,261
Rural Housing Units

36.02%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36.77%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30.2%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,641,143
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,005,862
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

635,281
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

2 Southeast

78,385,623
Total Population

53,119,561
Urban Population

25,266,062
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

39.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

38.65%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

41.3%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,965,218
Population In Low Income Areas

20,529,751
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

10,435,467
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

30,461,131
Housing Units

20,779,206
Urban Housing Units

9,681,925
Rural Housing Units

39.22%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38.19%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

41.43%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

11,946,370
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,934,673
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,011,697
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

1 Southwest

37,348,108
Total Population

29,394,551
Urban Population

7,953,557
Rural Population

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

42.32%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.55%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

34.08%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

15,805,137
Population In Low Income Areas

13,094,531
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,710,606
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

13,555,768
Housing Units

10,694,637
Urban Housing Units

2,861,131
Rural Housing Units

40.42%

Housing Units In Low Income Areas

42.42%

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

32.96%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

5,479,543
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,536,555
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

942,988
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

High Income Population

Low Income Population

High Income Housing Units

Low Income Housing Units

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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