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'''Concentrated poverty''' concerns the [[spatial distribution]] of [[Poverty|socio-economic deprivation]], specifically focusing on the density of poor populations. Within the United States, common usage of the term concentrated poverty is observed in the fields of policy and scholarship referencing areas of "[[Extreme poverty|extreme]]" or "high-poverty." These are defined by the US census as areas where "40 percent of the tract population [lives] below the federal [[Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau)|poverty threshold]]."<ref>Bureau of the Census. 1970. “Low-Income Areas in Large Cities”. Subject Report. U.S. Department of Commerce: Washington D.C.</ref> A large body of literature argues that areas of concentrated poverty place additional burdens on poor families residing within them, burdens beyond what these families' individual circumstances would dictate. Research also indicates that areas of concentrated poverty can have effects beyond the neighborhood in question, affecting surrounding neighborhoods not classified as "high-poverty" and subsequently limiting their overall [[economic potential]] and [[Group cohesiveness|social cohesion]]. Concentrated poverty is a global phenomenon.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The geography of poverty hotspots|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2019/09/24/the-geography-of-poverty-hotspots/|last=Kharas|first=Jennifer L. Cohen, Raj M. Desai, and Homi|date=2019-09-24|website=Brookings|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref> Despite differing definitions, contributing factors, and overall effects, global concentrated poverty retains its central theme of spatial density. Multiple programs have attempted to ameliorate concentrated poverty and its effects within the United States, with varying degrees of progress and to sometimes detrimental effect.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=McClure|first=Kirk|date=2008-01-31|title=Deconcentrating Poverty With Housing Programs|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944360701730165|journal=Journal of the American Planning Association|language=en|volume=74|issue=1|pages=90–99|doi=10.1080/01944360701730165|issn=0194-4363}}</ref>