Title: Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
Headings: Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
Understanding Exclusionary Zoning and Its Impact on Concentrated Poverty
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Where Did Exclusionary Zoning Come From?
What Does Exclusionary Zoning Look Like?
What Are the Impacts of Exclusionary Zoning?
What Are Perceived Justifications for Exclusionary Zoning?
What Has Been Done To Stop Exclusionary Zoning?
Elliott Anne Rigsby, Contributor

Content: What Are the Impacts of Exclusionary Zoning? Exclusionary zoning promotes income segregation by creating areas of concentrated poverty and concentrated wealth. As Century Foundation fellow Paul Jargowsky explains in his report “ Architecture of Segregation ,” the prevalence of concentrated poverty has increased since the turn of the century, and its effects are detrimental. In 2000, 10.3 percent of the poor lived in high-poverty neighborhoods. By 2013, this proportion increased to 14.4 percent. The raw numbers have increased as well. In 2000, about 7.2 million Americans lived in high-poverty neighborhoods. By 2013, that number had nearly doubled to 13.8 million. One-in-four black Americans and one-in-six Hispanic-Americans living in poverty reside in high-poverty neighborhoods. These changes have disproportionately impacted minorities.