1 in 6 US kids are in families below the poverty line
- Written by Callie Freitag, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
The official child poverty rate is about the same today as in 1967.More Than Words Photography by Alisa Brouwer/Moment Open via Getty Images
CC BY-NDIn the United States, children are more likely to experience poverty than people over 18.
In 2020, about 1 in 6 kids, 16% of all children, were living in families with incomes below the official poverty...
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