Bargain stores, poor tracts

The vast majority of discount stores are found in census tracts with average household incomes below $30,000 a year.

A scatter plot showing the distribution of dollar stores compared with the median household income of the census tract they're located in.

Note: A census tract is the smallest geographical unit available from the census. A tract has an average of 4,000 residents. Some tracts may not have data.

Chart: Research and analysis by Samantha Horton & Justin Hicks; Graphic by Daniel Wheaton | Midwest Newsroom Source: Midwest Newsroom Research, U.S. Census Get the data