Poverty in suburbs rises with minority growth

Washington’s suburbs are seeing pockets of increasing poverty as immigrant populations concentrate there, creating melting pots of diversity. Meanwhile, D.C.’s poverty divisions have remained relatively stagnant over the last decade, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.

The reason, experts say, is because the Washington suburbs are now where immigrants and first-generation Americans believe they have the best shot at climbing the economic ladder. In essence, the District’s black-white divide doesn’t leave room for anyone else.