The tracts have had 20 percent or more of their population living in poverty at various intervals over the past 30 years. Just over 4 percent of the state’s population qualifies for the designation.
Here are Oregon s 44 census tracts in persistent poverty oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Many residents of downtown Portland and Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood are in “persistent poverty,” a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.