Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications

Table 7

Poverty rate in 1970 and 1980 for selected cities in New Jersey.

Poverty rank			Percentage of persons below poverty level
1980	1970		1980	1970
1	10	Newark	32.8%	22.5%
4	47	Paterson	25.2%	16.6%
17	82	Jersey City	21.2%	13.7%
		New Jersey	9.5%	8.1%

Source: US Bureau of the Census, various years [23].