Hispanic poverty rate in Memphis dropping rapidly

Guest Columnist
Elena Delavega
Elena Delavega is associate professor of social work at the University of Memphis. She has spent the last eight years producing the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet and researching all aspects of poverty.

Guest Columnist
Gregory Miles Blumenthal
Gregory Miles Blumenthal is principal at GMBS Consulting. He is the coauthor of the 2019 Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet and conducts research and mapping in support of public health and social impact policymaking.
The 2019 numbers in the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet showed an increase in the poverty rate for almost every group in Memphis, except for Hispanics.
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