MEASURING POVERTY, INEQUALITY and ECONOMIC INJUSTICE in NORTH CAROLINA

Bill Wilson, Deputy Director, North Carolina Justice Center(919) 856-3185 · wilson@ncjustice.org

Tazra Mitchell, Public Policy Fellow, Budget & Tax Center(919) 861-1451 · tazra@ncjustice.org

North Carolina Justice Center · P.O. Box 28068 · Raleigh, NC 27611

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.

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.

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

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.

High Poverty Counties Concentrated in the East

Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.

Persistent Poverty Concentrated in the East

Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of XXX.

Steep Rise in Concentrated-Poverty Neighborhoods

Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2006-2010.

Impact on Life Chances: Education Helps Break Cycle of Poverty

Source: Budget and Tax Center’s analysis of American Community Survey, 2010.

BUT… Parents’ Financial Standing Impacts their Child’s Education Outcomes

Source: North Carolina Department of Instruction.

Impact on Life Chances: Negative Effects on Health Outcomes

Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2003 Survey of Children’s Health

Impact on Life Chances: Negative Effects on Employment Outcomes

Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of the Current Population Survey data

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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