These American Cities Are Getting Poorer

5. Chicago, Illinois

Of the city’s three million residents, more than 550,000 of them live in poverty in Chicago. Living in certain neighborhoods not only impacts wealth, health, and life expectancy, but these locations become roadblocks for people who want to change their circumstances and improve their lives. With more people moving out of Chicago than moving to it, its population has dropped significantly. Job insecurity is a driving force for workers leaving the city.

• Change in per capita income: $10,265
• Change in median household income: -$13,671
• Change in population: -648,402
• Change in poverty rate: 109.68%