Hispanic Concentrated Poverty in Traditional and New Destinations, 2010-2014

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Abstract

This paper examines patterns of Hispanic concentrated poverty in traditional, new, and other destinations. Using data from 2010 to 2014 from the American Community Survey we find that without controlling for group characteristics, Hispanics are not differently concentrated by poverty in metropolitan areas categorized as new gateways. These results depend greatly on the metropolitan and micropolitan areas included in the analysis. Using all available areas shows that Hispanics experience higher levels of concentrated poverty in new compared to traditional ones. Controlling for other factors like residential segregation from non-Hispanic Whites does not change the effects of the destination type. Overall, the study shows the importance of the choice of model framework and offers support for the argument that the Hispanic settlement into new destinations is associated with higher levels of residential segregation as well as concentrated poverty.

Authors

• Sarah Marie Ludwig-Dehm, Penn State University

• John Iceland, Penn State University