A new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates a major jump in 2022 in the number of impoverished children in the nation. According to the data, the supplemental poverty measure among ...

More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

A prominent strategist contends that the real "poverty line" for a family of four is $140,000, not the official threshold of $32,150. Created in the 1960s, the formula used to calculate the poverty ...

According to the recent U.S. Census Bureau data, there are currently 38 million people living in poverty— and 21 million are women. And among them, next to Indian/Non-Hispanic women, Black women have ...

Data from the World Bank suggests that extreme poverty has declined dramatically over the past four decades, from 47% of the world's population in 1981 to around 10% today. This narrative is based on ...

Even as inflation remains high and COVID stubbornly persists, economic indicators show a potential for remarkable resiliency when the political will exists. New data from the U.S. Census Bureau ...

Multiple measures show poverty is holding its grip across Alabama. Maps produced by Al.com from three federal data sources show the prevalence of poverty in all the state’s counties – even those ...