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Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty and Areas of <br />Concentrated Poverty <br />The Council's Choice, Ana,3f ccncen rs <br />Place and Opportunity: An p.mrmA `tor <br />mole)----- <br />Equity Assessment of the `- r <br />Twin Cities Region (2014) <br />identified Racially <br />Concentrated Areas of <br />Poverty (RCAPs), <br />contiguous areas of one or <br />more census tracts in <br />which at least 50 percent <br />of the residents are people <br />of color and at least 40 <br />percent of the residents <br />live in households with <br />incomes below 185 <br />percent of the federal <br />poverty line. ($42,589 in <br />annual income for a four - <br />person household in 2011) <br />By 2010, nearly one in ten <br />of our region's residents <br />lived in racially <br />concentrated areas of <br />poverty. While statistical <br />sampling means that the <br />borders of RCAPs and <br />areas of concentrated poverty are imprecise, the cores of these areas demonstrate remarkable <br />and unwelcome persistence over time. <br />RCAF' (40% or <br />-more poverty, <br />50% or more <br />residents of color) <br />County <br />Boundaries <br />City and <br />Township <br />Boundaries <br />Minneapolis -St. <br />Paul Int'IAirport <br />ti <br />I '�a <br />sti )i, <br />Because both racially concentrated areas of poverty and areas of concentrated poverty limit the <br />economic mobility of their residents and discourage private investment, our region simply <br />cannot afford to allow these areas to persist or grow. Using public resources to catalyze <br />investment these areas, the Council will seek to help the region grow and prosper more <br />equitably. The Council will work with partners and use its investments and actions to improve <br />access to opportunity for residents and attract private investment so that all people live in <br />communities that provide them access to success, prosperity, and quality of life. <br />Visit the Council's website for the most current delineation of racially concentrated areas of <br />poverty and areas of concentrated poverty. For specific approaches, policies and additional <br />analysis related to racially concentrated areas of poverty and areas of concentrated poverty, <br />see: <br />• the Equity section of the Thrive Outcomes (starting on p. 19); <br />• Choice, Place and Opportunity: An Equity Assessment of the Twin Cities Region. <br />DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Last revised: February 21, 2014 44 <br />