Poverty in America

poverty America In 2007, the poverty The poverty rate for children is higher than for any other age Over 35 million Amer- The Census Bureau uses a icans experience food insecurity each year, which means they do not have enough food rate was 24.5% for blacks, 21.5% for His- panics, 10.2% for Asians, and 8.2% for set of money income thres- holds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total income is less than the family's thres- hold, then that family and every indiv- idual in it is considered in poverty. group. 19% of all chil- dren in this country are living in poverty. due to lack of financial whites. resources. facts NUMBER OF PEOPLE SOURCE: soundoffforpoverty.org IN POVERTY BY STATE 2007 - 2008 AVERAGE AK: -0.04 OK: -0.08 AZ: 1.8 D.C.: -0.09 CA 4,966,000 TX 3,869,000 NY 2,746,000 2,310,000 OH 1,502.000 1,413.000 GA 1,386,000 NC 1,354.000 PA 1,304.000 1,174,000 IN: 1.8 TX: -0.3 GA: 1.5 wv: -0.4 SC: 1.4 OR: -0.6 FL ID: 1.3 IA: -0.04 SD: 1.2 UT: -0.8 06-08 13.2% % CHANGE OF WA: 1.2 AR: -1.2 IL 2008 NM: 1.2 MS: -1.3 Total % CA: 1.2 of poverty in America RI: 1.1 MI BREAKDOWN percentage of people living at or below the poverty line in each State. 7-9.9 13-15.9 10-12.9 % 16+ SOURCE: US Census Bureau POVERTY RATES