Where income inequality looms largest — in one map, By Aaron Blake, June 18, 2014, Washington Post: “Democrats and the White House have made income inequality a focal point of their legislative agenda in Washington, D.C. So where would that have the biggest effect? Where is income the most unequal/inequal? Income inequality is actually most pronounced in red states — particularly the American South. While Manhattan features the United States’ most unequal incomes, six of the 10 most unequal counties in the United States are in the South, according to a Pew study. . .”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty