Maguire-Jack, K.; Lanier, P.; Johnson-Motoyama, M.; Welch, H. & Dineed, M. (2015). Geographic variation in racial disparities in child maltreatment: The influence of county poverty and population density. Child Abuse & Neglect, 47, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.05.020
Using national US child welfare data at the county level, this study found that racial disparities in maltreatment reports for Black and Hispanic children were linked to disparities in poverty. The gaps were largest in the most densely populated urban counties and also elevated in the most sparsely populated ones.