The phrase "concentrated poverty" means that a large number of people who are living in poverty are concentrated or grouped together in a particular area or neighborhood. Full definition
Areas of concentrated poverty, coupled with reduced funding resources, makes it much more difficult for some school districts to provide kids with the high quality education that they have been promised. (dropoutnation.net)
Instead, lots are being assembled for redevelopment as low - income housing projects, further concentrating poverty in new housing that is inferior to the structures they replaced. (syracuse.com)
The number of poor people living in neighborhoods with concentrated poverty doubled from 3 million in 2000 to 6 million in recent years. (nar.realtor)