Suburban poverty by the numbers

A report on suburban poverty presents some eye-popping statistics:

"Our nation’s suburbs, once considered by some to be white-picket-fenced safe havens from inner-city poverty, are now home to nearly one-third of the poor. Poverty in suburbia has spiked over the last decade, and nonprofits in these areas are struggling to meet the surge in demand for their support services."

"13.7 million: Number of poor people in the suburbs as of 2009.

37 percent: Increase in the number of poor people in the suburbs since 2000.

1.6 million: How many more poor people lived in the suburbs surrounding the nation’s largest metro areas last year than in inner cities.

50 percent: The increase in poverty in Chicago’s surrounding suburbs between 2000 and 2009. Research uncovered similar trends in more than half the nation’s largest metro areas."