Silicon Valley Pain Index Says Poverty, Inequality Continue to Plague South Bay

Silicon Valley Pain Index says poverty, inequality continue to plague South Bay

San Jose State University researchers unveiled new findings Wednesday that show poverty and inequality continue to plague Silicon Valley. This year’s iteration of the Silicon Valley Pain Index, which provides more than two hundred statistics, aims to investigate “personal and community distress or suffering” in Santa Clara County. It was authored by a team led by Anji Buckner-Capone, an assistant professor at San Jose State. “The 2025 Silicon Va…

Silicon Valley Pain Index: Annual report continues to show widening income gap

Here's a closer look at the 2025 Silicon Valley Pain Index.