America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
New Opportunity Atlas Estimates Social Mobility by Census Tract
Moving early in life to a neighborhood where children experience better overall outcomes can increase a child’s income by several thousands of dollars later in life.
According to the Opportunity Atlas, a new interactive tool released today, social mobility varies widely by neighborhoods just a few miles apart, even when families have similar incomes.
For the first time, public access to highly localized data on social mobility is available through the Opportunity Atlas. The project is a U.S. Census Bureau collaboration with Raj Chetty and Nathan Hendren at Harvard University and John Friedman at Brown University.
The America Counts Team
How The Opportunity Atlas Works
 A mapping interface allows users to conduct custom analyses for neighborhoods so you can better understand which neighborhoods offer children the best chances of climbing the income ladder later in life. Learn More
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