In 2022, about 15 percent of children under 18-years-old were living below the poverty line in the United States, significantly lower than 1990. While still high, the rate has seen a general decline throughout the last decade. Historic lows were recorded in 2019 when the child poverty rate was 14.4 percent.
Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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US Census Bureau. (September 13, 2023). Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate of Children in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Poverty rate of children in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200474/us-poverty-rate-among-children-under-18-since-1990/