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Child poverty fell by nearly half in 2021, Census Bureau says

by Matt Levin

Sep 13, 2022

The supplemental poverty rate fell to its lowest since 2009. Children living in poverty fell by almost half.

A volunteer hands out lettuce at a food pantry in December 2021. Last year, the supplemental poverty rate fell to 7.8%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Government support credited with decline in poverty in 2020

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 14, 2021

The Census Bureau's supplemental poverty measure showed a big decline from 2019, despite a year of pandemic-induced economic disruption.

Pandemic relief helped more Americans stay out of poverty in 2020, but future poverty rates depend on what happens with the pandemic economy.

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