• List of Tables and Figures in this Report

• Definition of "Central Cities" in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

• Selected Tables and Figures

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES IN THIS REPORT

Figure 1 Unemployment Has Fallen Nationally, Though Central Cities Lag Suburbs.
Trends in Unemployment Rate by City/Suburb, 1992-98

Table 1 Many Central Cities (and Most Are Small or Mid-Sized) Show Unacceptably High Unemployment Rates Relative to the Nation as a Whole. Central City Unemployment Rate by Population Size

Figure 2 Overall Central City Population Growth Lags Suburbs. Population Change by City/Suburb, 1980-96

Table 2 Most Population-Losing Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. Population Change in Central Cities by Population Size, 1980-96

Table 3 Shrinking Cities Tend To Struggle With Higher Unemployment and Poverty. Central City Poverty Rate and Unemployment by Population Change Category

Table 4 Poverty Has Declined Nationally, Though City Rates Are Double Those of Suburbs. Trends in Poverty Rate by City/Suburb, 1992-97

Table 5 Most High Poverty Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. Number of High Poverty Central Cities by Population Size

Table 6 Most "Doubly Burdened" Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. Number of Doubly Burdened Central Cities by Population Size

Table 7 Almost Half of all States Are Home to At Least One "Doubly Burdened" Central City-and Some to More Than Their Share. Number of Doubly Burdened Central Cities by State, including the District of Columbia

In this Appendix

Table 8 Many Central Cities (and Most Are Small or Mid-Sized) Show Unacceptably High Unemployment Rates Relative to the Nation as a Whole. List of High Unemployment Central Cities, 1998

Figure 3 High Unemployment Rate Central Cities (Map)

Table 9 Most Population-Losing Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. List of Central Cities With Significant Population Loss, 1980-96

Figure 4 Population-Losing Central Cities Are Concentrated East of the Mississippi (Map)

Table 10 School District Data on Free Lunch Represent Recent Indicators of Poverty for Selected Cities. Students Eligible for Free Lunch in the Largest School Districts, 1993-96

Table 11 Most High Poverty Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. List of High Poverty Central Cities, 1989-1995

Table 12 Most "Doubly Burdened" Central Cities Are Small or Mid-Sized. List of Doubly Burdened Central Cities: Population Loss, Unemployment, and Poverty in Selected Cities, 1980-98

Table 13 U.S. Central Cities (all), Select Indicators

Figure 5 High Poverty Central Cities (Map)

Figure 6 Doubly Burdened Central Cities (Map)

DEFINITION OF "CENTRAL CITIES" OF METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSAS)

Source: The White House Office of Management and Budget, Notice "Revised Standards for Defining Metropolitan Areas in the 1990s," published at 55 FR 12154, March 30, 1990 (excerpt).

Section 4. Central Cities

The central city/cities of the MSA are:

A) The city with the largest population in the MSA;

B) Each additional city with a population of at least 250,000 or with at least 100,000 persons working within its limits;

C) Each additional city with a population of at least 25,000, an employment/residence ratio of at least 0.75, and at least 40 percent of its employed residents working in the city;

D) Each city of 15,000 to 24,999 population that is at least one-third as large as the largest central city, has an employment/residence ratio of at least 0.75, and has at least 40 percent of its employed residents working in the city;

E) The largest city in a secondary noncontiguous urbanized area, provided it has at least 15,000 population, an employment/residence ratio of at least 0.75, and has at least 40 percent of its employed residents working in the city;