Reducing the Child Poverty Rate. KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief

• Published in: Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Main Authors: Shore, Rima, Shore, Barbara
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Annie E 01.07.2009
• Subjects: Children; Citizen Participation; Economic Opportunities; Employment; Family Financial Resources; Financial Policy; Insurance; Living Standards; Low Income Groups; Minority Groups; Poverty; Public Policy; Social Change; Unemployment; United States; Welfare Services; United States

In 2007, nearly one in five or 18 percent of children in the U.S. lived in poverty (KIDS COUNT Data Center, 2009). Many of these children come from minority backgrounds. African American (35 percent), American Indian (33 percent) and Latino (27 percent) children are more likely to live in poverty th...