The purpose of this report is to provide federal agencies with information on existing persistent poverty area indicators and on the underlying constructs of persistent poverty area measurement. With this information, federal agencies will know of their options when seeking a persistent poverty area measure that can meet their research or programmatic needs. For consistency with other agencies, an agency may elect to adopt an existing measure. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: The value of persistent poverty area indicators. 2. The persistent poverty concept and its emergence in federal policy. 3. The federal landscape of persistent poverty area indicators. 4. Methodological considerations for persistent poverty area measurement. 5. Appendix.
