National overview: Adults
Housing
In 2013 the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ ranked number one in Foreclosure rate in the United States.
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked second in Foreclosure rate in the United States
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked third
Map of Serious Delinquency Rates in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, September 2013:
Source: September 2013 Metropolitan Delinquency and Foreclosure Data: ForeclosureResponse.org
Top 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas by Foreclosure rate: Metropolitan Rankings by Foreclosure Rate
Foreclosure rates:
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U.S. 1 in every 1,155
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Florida 1 in every 392
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Delaware 1 in every 480
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Maryland 1 in every 618
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South Carolina 1 in every 660
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Illinois 1 in every 700
Source: "National Real Estate Trends & Market Info." RealtyTrac
Other data and resources on Housing:
Housing Affordability: Rethinking and Measuring Housing Affordability: How Do Metros Rank?
Housing Price Index: Federal Housing Finance Agency
Local Area Unemployment Statistics: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Out of Reach: National Low Income Housing Coalition
Top 100 Metro Areas: The Urban Institute's MetroTrends
Resources for Human Development: http://www.rhd.org/
Poverty rates and number of persons
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In 2008, more than 1 in eight Americans were poor.
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Nineteen percent of children live in poverty.
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The poverty rate among black children is three times higher than that of white children.
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Poverty rates are higher for unmarried female headed families than for married couple families.
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In 2008, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, West Virginia and the District of Columbia each had more than 16% of its population living in poverty.
U.S. Census Bureau: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2012
According to Kids Count Data Center:
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In 2012: 16,397,000 or 23% of children were living in poverty.
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Thirty-five percent of children were living in a single-parent home.
Health insurance rates
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The Urban Institute
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U.S. Census Bureau
Obesity rates; hunger; SNAP recepients; food deserts
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Centers for Disease and Control Prevention
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Adult Obesity Facts
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More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese.
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Higher income women are less likely to be obese than low-income women.
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By state, obesity prevalence ranged from 20.5% in Colorado to 34.7% in Louisiana in 2012. No state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Nine states and the District of Columbia had prevalence between 20-25%. Thirteen (13) states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia) had a prevalence equal to or greater than 30%.
Unemployment and under-employment rates
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United States Departmnet of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics
Other resources