2022 E-Insights Report
Black-White Poverty Rate Gap
- The Black-White poverty rate gap has been decreasing for all the MSAs.
- The competitive position of the Tampa Bay MSA fluctuated over the years. The Tampa Bay MSA stood at the No. 17 position in 2013 and improved to the No. 10 position in 2016.
- Minneapolis has consistently been at No. 1 position for most of the years.
- As of 2019, Atlanta is having the lowest Black-White poverty rate gap among the comparison group and is standing at the No. 1 position.
About: Measures the Black-white gap in share of workers woking full-time with income below
the poverty line. Calculated by subtracting the average poverty rate of African-Americans
from average poverty rate of white americans in the MSA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B17020.
Black-White Poverty Rate Gap
Black-White Poverty Rate Gap Trend
Competitive Position Trend
