The Black-white poverty rate gap has been decreasing for all the MSAs.
The competitive position of the Tampa Bay MSA fluctuated over the years. The Tampa
Bay MSA stood at the No. 17 position in 2013 and improved to the No. 10 position in
2016.
The Tampa Bay region remains at the No. 9 position as of 2019.
As of 2019, Atlanta is having the least black-white poverty rate gap among the comparison
group and is standing at the No. 1 position.
