DATA ON WHITE AND NONWHITE POVERTY IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS ARE SURVEYED AND COMPARED IN THIS ARTICLE. IN SEVERAL SECTIONS POVERTY STATUS AND RACE, AGE, AND METROPOLITAN OR NONMETROPOLITAN RESIDENCE ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO URBAN PROBLEMS, POPULATION TRENDS, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AND DIFFERENCES IN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN HOUSEHOLDS. OTHER SECTIONS OF THE PAPER DEAL WITH EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME, THE AGED POOR, AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND ONE SECTION OFFERS A POPULATION PROFILE OF A CITY. THE DATA ARE SUMMARIZED IN NINE TABLES. AVAILABLE FROM SOCIAL SECURITY BULLETIN, 29(2)/22-37, DECEMBER 1966, PRICE $0.25. (NH)