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ND-Dem

(4,571 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2015, 08:51 PM Feb 2015

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22% (>1/5) of American children now live in poverty.

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/43-children-in-poverty#detailed/1/any/false/36,868,867,133,38/any/321,322

The state with the highest child poverty rate is Mississippi, with 34% (1/3); next highest is New Mexico, with 31%.

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/43-children-in-poverty#detailed/2/2-52/false/36,868,867,133,38/any/321,322

In the US territory of Puerto Rico, 57% of children live in poverty.

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/43-children-in-poverty#detailed/4/53/false/36,868,867,133,38/any/321,322

Cities with the highest rates of child poverty are Milwaukie (43%), Miami (44%), Memphis (46%), Fresno (48%), Cleveland (54%), Detroit (59%), and San Juan Puerto Rico (62%).

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/43-children-in-poverty#detailed/3/10,55-56,58-61,64-77,79-84,86,88-94,96-109,9428-9429/false/36/any/321,322

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22% (>1/5) of American children now live in poverty. (Original Post) ND-Dem Feb 2015 OP

kick ND-Dem Feb 2015 #1

rising all the time thanks to the repukian ideals olddots Feb 2015 #2

Is your link stating that child poverty got worse under Obama? Township75 Feb 2015 #3

It's a report from the Annie E. Casey foundation. I don't know why you're bringing Obama into ND-Dem Feb 2015 #4

it's almost like they don't understand he's a neolib! MisterP Feb 2015 #5

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

1. kick

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 09:26 PM

Feb 2015

olddots

(10,237 posts)

2. rising all the time thanks to the repukian ideals

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 09:31 PM

Feb 2015

Township75

(3,535 posts)

3. Is your link stating that child poverty got worse under Obama?

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 09:36 PM

Feb 2015

That got posted here?

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)

4. It's a report from the Annie E. Casey foundation. I don't know why you're bringing Obama into

Reply to Township75 (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 09:45 PM

Feb 2015

it.

They do the same report every freaking year, in Democratic admins and Republican admins.

Get a grip.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

5. it's almost like they don't understand he's a neolib!

Reply to ND-Dem (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 11:46 PM

Feb 2015

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