Incarceration of children raised poor here
The share of those same children, who grew up here with poor parents, who were in prison on census day in 2010.
Reported for1,987areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.11not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.33Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerateshare
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
Nothing to draw here: this measure has no state figures. Its publisher reports it for counties. This site does not add county numbers up into state figures, since a home-made figure could clash with one an agency publishes itself. The chart above covers the whole country, year by year.
Where it comes from
Opportunity Atlas · Opportunity Insights jail_pooled_pooled_p25
Share locked up in jail or prison on 1 April 2010, among children whose parents were at the 25th percentile of income (poorer than about three in four families). Time period: measured around 2015 for children born 1978-1983 who grew up in this county; most no longer live there.
Combining areas: an average weighted by children in the mobility cohort.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 1 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Prison population rateWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Prison population rate tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Prison population rate by US county | +0.46 | +0.45 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Adult income rank of children raised poor hereWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Adult income rank of children raised poor here tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Adult income rank of children raised poor here by US county | -0.50 | -0.43 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Child mortalityWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Child mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Child mortality by US county | +0.33 | +0.35 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Returns reporting unemployment compensationWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Returns reporting unemployment compensation tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Returns reporting unemployment compensation by US county | -0.38 | -0.35 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Black-white residential segregationWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Black-white residential segregation tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Black-white residential segregation by US county | -0.33 | -0.33 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Infant mortalityWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Infant mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Infant mortality by US county | +0.35 | +0.33 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Firearm fatalitiesWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Firearm fatalities tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Firearm fatalities by US county | +0.30 | +0.32 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Life expectancyWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Life expectancy tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Life expectancy by US county | -0.29 | -0.31 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Premature mortalityWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Premature mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Premature mortality by US county | +0.30 | +0.31 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Children in single-parent householdsWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Children in single-parent households tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Children in single-parent households by US county | +0.37 | +0.30 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Share White, not HispanicWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.32 | -0.28 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Incarceration of children raised poor here is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.37 | +0.29 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.07 | +0.10 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.06 | -0.08 |
| Incarceration of children raised poor here and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | +0.08 | +0.13 |
Highest and lowest
Of 1,987 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Morovis Municipio, PR — 0.227
- Menominee County, WI — 0.0977
- Oglala Lakota County, SD — 0.0889
- Pulaski County, GA — 0.0805
- Charlottesville city, VA — 0.0751
Lowest
- Kent County, RI — 0.0033
- Washington County, RI — 0.00337
- Providence County, RI — 0.0047
- Essex County, NY — 0.00546
- Huron County, MI — 0.00559
The middle area reports 0.0244. The middle half of counties falls between 0.0182 and 0.0317 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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