ADResearchers said they were especially struck — though not entirely surprised — by the opportunity gaps between white children and children of color. Across the nation’s largest metro areas, 46 percent of black children and 32 percent of Hispanic children live in “very low” opportunity neighborhoods. Moreover, black children are 7.6 times and Hispanic children 5.3 times more likely to live in very low-opportunity neighborhoods than white children. ADAnd of the nearly 830 children living in the first neighborhood, 94 percent are white. ADAt the bottom of the index was Bakersfield, Calif., where 21 percent of families live in poverty.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 12:39 UTC