Report: The poor are leaving cities for suburbs




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Summary: Poor people are leaving the cities behind and heading to the suburbs, a new report from The Brookings Institution finds. Those in poverty living the suburban life increased by 67 percent between 2000 and 2011, the report said. But looking at the percentages closer: Cities still have a higher percent of poverty-level residents than suburbs do, The Associated Press reported.