In 2021, Valdosta metropolitan area in Georgia was ranked first with 39.2 percent of its population aged under 18 years living below the poverty level. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in Texas had the second highest rate of child poverty in the nation.
Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021
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Statistics on Georgia
Population
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- Basic Statistic Population in the states of the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Resident population in Georgia 1960-2022
- Premium Statistic Population share of Georgia 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Population of Georgia 2021, by race and ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Georgia 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. - projected state population by state 2040
Economy
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- Basic Statistic U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Georgia - real GDP 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Georgia annual growth of real GDP 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. real Gross Domestic Product 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Georgia real GDP, by industry 2021
- Premium Statistic Business establishments in Georgia, by industry 2020
- Premium Statistic Georgia's top companies, by revenue 2021
Employment & Earnings
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- Premium Statistic Number of nonfarm employees in Georgia 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Georgia nonfarm employees 2021, by industry
- Basic Statistic Georgia - unemployment rate 1992-2021
- Premium Statistic Average annual pay of employees in Georgia 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Georgia - median household income 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Georgia per capita income 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Georgia - Poverty rate 2000-2021
State & Local Government
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Metro Areas
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- Basic Statistic Consumer Price Index for selected U.S. cities 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas: Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. metropolitan areas 2021, by poverty rate
- Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest poverty rate among children 2021
- Premium Statistic Atlanta metro area - GDP 2001-2021
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- Number of children living under poverty threshold in Denmark 2015-2017
- Municipalities with the lowest share of child poverty in Norway 2017
- Children living below the poverty line in Australia FY 2016
- Children living under poverty threshold in Norway 2010-2020
- Number of individuals in relative low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- U.S. teachers’ opinion on students facing outside barriers to learning 2016
- Concern for child poverty New Zealand 2018
- U.S. teachers’ opinion on students preparedness for grade-level work 2016
- Perceptions on if pupil poverty has increased in England and Wales in 2019
- Number of children in child labor in Africa 2008-2020
- Child Development Index scores of the best 10 countries 2012
- Distribution of children in child labor in Sub-Saharan Africa 2020, by age
- Share of children in poverty in Sweden 2011-2016
- Child Development Index scores of the bottom 10 countries 2012
- U.S. metropolitan areas 2021, by poverty rate
- Number of people at risk of poverty in the Netherlands 2010-2020
- Number of people at risk of poverty in Norway 2010-2020
- Population living below the national (absolute) poverty line in Italy 2005-2019
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- Children living below the poverty line in Australia FY 2016
- Children living under poverty threshold in Norway 2010-2020
- Number of individuals in relative low income in the UK 1994-2021, by demographic
- U.S. teachers’ opinion on students facing outside barriers to learning 2016
- Concern for child poverty New Zealand 2018
- U.S. teachers’ opinion on students preparedness for grade-level work 2016
- Perceptions on if pupil poverty has increased in England and Wales in 2019
- Number of children in child labor in Africa 2008-2020
- Child Development Index scores of the best 10 countries 2012
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- Share of children in poverty in Sweden 2011-2016
- Child Development Index scores of the bottom 10 countries 2012
- U.S. metropolitan areas 2021, by poverty rate
- Number of people at risk of poverty in the Netherlands 2010-2020
- Number of people at risk of poverty in Norway 2010-2020
- Population living below the national (absolute) poverty line in Italy 2005-2019
US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2022). Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. "Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021." Chart. September 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. "Leading 50 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Poverty Rate amongst Children under The Age of 18 in The U.S. in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau, Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Leading 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/