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Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty and Areas of <br />Concentrated Poverty <br />The Council's Choice, Ana.3ftoncen rs <br />Place and Opportunity: An Amer,r'= `tor <br />more) <br />Equity Assessment of the <br />Twin Cities Region (2014) <br />identified Racially <br />RCAF (4G% or <br />- <br />more poverty, <br />50%or more <br />residents of color) <br />i! <br />,,-;`-J. <br />Concentrated Areas of Couoty I f <br />I <br />Boundaries ti` -'i, <br />Poverty (RCAPs), <br />City and <br />contiguous areas of one or <br />more census tracts <br />t Township <br />Minneapolis -St. I_. 4 <br />._-- <br />i ,1-. <br />whichat least 50 percent Paul tAirport , <br />. <br />16 <br />of the residents are people ;y} <br />of color and at least 40` - =-h <br />percent of the residents r_Y ' <br />live in households with <,f ; <br />incomes below 185 �.r I 1:-,i r, <br />r,I .. J <br />percent of the federal pJ "ti <br />t-- --I-- —! <br />poverty line. ($42,589 in )�: <br />annual income fora four --7.11.1 ```i;_ <br />person household in 2011) t. �,, u`: <br />,ry <br />i <br />i <br />By 2010, nearly one in ten <br />of our region's residents 5r <br />lived in racially 2r <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 />f <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 />