Distressed America

Over l i M one thousand Americans forthwith alive inwards economically distressed communities. The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) has evaluated the economical prosperity of neighborhoods across the U.S.A. as well as has works life that or as well as thence 1 inwards vi Americans alive inwards areas of economical distress.

You tin explore the EIG's information for yourself on the Distressed Communities Index interactive map. The map allows y'all to explore the information at zero code level. If y'all click on a zero code surface area on the map y'all tin thought the area's 'Distress Score' as well as 'Distress Rank'. You tin besides thought a publish of other economical functioning indicators, such equally the poverty charge per unit of measurement as well as the publish of adults inwards employment.

Zip code areas on the map are colored to signal their Distress Score. The map shows that in that place is a large concentration of distressed communities inwards Southern states as well as Rust Belt cities. According to the EIG "Texas contains the largest publish of people inwards distressed zero codes as well as Mississippi has the largest portion of its population inwards distress".