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  2. Child poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    African-American children are more likely than white children to be in persistent poverty due to multiple generations of discrimination. [1] When accounting for differences in family structure and income levels, black children still persist in higher poverty rates which is evidence that child poverty is driven by racism. [6]

  3. List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate - Wikipedia

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    All people in poverty. Percent. 2021. US Department of Agriculture (USDA). [2] All people in poverty (2021) Children ages 0-17 in poverty (2021) 90% confidence interval of estimate 90% confidence interval of estimate States and D.C. Percent Lower Bound Upper Bound Percent Lower Bound Upper Bound National: 12.8 12.7 12.9 16.9 16.7 17.1 Alabama ...

  4. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate: 1959 to 2017. The US. In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. Based on poverty measures used by the Census Bureau (which exclude non-cash factors such as food stamps or medical care or public housing) America had 37 million people in poverty in 2023; this is 11 percent of population. [1]

  5. 3 questions for an expert on why the spike in child poverty ...

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    The United States’ child poverty rate more than doubled from 2021 to 2022, according to data released by the Census Bureau earlier this month. The primary driver of the jump, from 4.6% to 12.4% ...

  6. Poverty in the U.S. increased last year, even as incomes rose ...

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    Luke Shaefer, a poverty researcher and co-author of the book "Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America," said the U.S. has failed to reduce child poverty over the last two ...

  7. Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child ... - AOL

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    The child poverty rate plummeted in 2021, thanks largely to a major, but temporary, boost to the child tax credit in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. It beefed up payments to $3,600 for ...

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