Key:
Original Promise Zone
Area 1
Area 2

NOTE: For the original Promise Zone, the poverty rate reported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development used a combination of two measures, the federal poverty rate and the low-income household rate. Using the HUD methodology The Times calculated a slightly lower rate of 34.2%. For a detailed methodology, see www.latimes.com/poverty-methodology.

Sources: Sources: Los Angeles mayor’s office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Census Bureau.
Credits: Data analysis by Doug Smith. Map by Matt Moody
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