Poverty in San Diego is not confined to the urban core of the city. New research from National University System Institute for Policy Research found concentrated pockets of poverty have increased in suburban neighborhoods around the county.
Erik Bruvold, the president of the National University System Institute for Policy Research and the author of the policy brief shared, "Concentrated poverty exists within cities often considered more wealthy than San Diego's urban core", Bruvold said. The great recession did lead to an increase in poverty in these areas, but Bruvold said today's poverty rates are better explained by current income inequality throughout the county.
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