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America's poverty rate soared last year. Children were among the worst hit.
an increase of 4.6 percentage points from a year earlier, the Census said on Tuesday. The child poverty rate, as measured by the SPM, jumped from a historic low of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022 ...
Newsweek8mon
Child Poverty Hits Five-Year High in America
Languages: English That rate surged from 12.4 percent ... Grand Canyon," Ryan said. "Just last year, we saw 1 in 5 Black and Hispanic kids living in poverty, while for white kids it was 1 in ...
Newsweek1y
Poverty Is Killing Nearly 200,000 Americans a Year
In the same year, about 34 million Americans ... We don't have to live with all this poverty in America." "For 50 years, the poverty rate in the U.S. has been remarkably stable," Rebecca Riddell ...
Yahoo Finance1y
Poverty in America soared last year, especially among kids
an increase of 4.6 percentage points from a year earlier, the Census said on Tuesday. The child poverty rate, as measured by the SPM, jumped from a historic low of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022 ...
USA Today9mon
Poverty in the U.S. increased last year, even as incomes rose, Census Bureau says
The uptick in the national poverty rate announced Tuesday comes one year after the U.S. saw a larger ... Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America," said the U.S. has failed to reduce child ...
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America's child poverty rate increased in 2023
The child poverty rate increased last year, per Census data out Tuesday morning. Why it matters: The consequences of growing up in poverty are dire and long-lasting. This number is shaping up to ...
Fast Company8mon
Poverty declined last year, but many Americans face economic hardship
increased to 12.9% in 2023 from 12.4% a year earlier. The official poverty rate fell because overall household income rose modestly in 2023—even after taking inflation into account—according ...
Newsday8mon
Child poverty on LI: These single moms make $45G a year, too much for aid
Garcia and her 3-year ... of what poverty looks like in a high-cost region like Long Island, experts say. Overall, single women with children on Long Island have higher poverty rates than other ...
Loughborough University1d
Majority of MPs represent constituencies where one in four children are in poverty
As the UK grapples with record child poverty rates, new analysis from Loughborough University shows two thirds of MPs ...
Reuters6mon
Latin America poverty hits 33-year low but inequality prevails, UN report says
SANTIAGO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year ... poverty rates, income inequality is high, according to the ECLAC report. Poverty in Latin America decreased ...
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Report released assessing current rate of hate crimes
Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center released its annual “Year in Hate and Extremism” report, highlighting the alarming rise of hate and extremism in America.