This statistic shows the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children, aged under 18 years, in the United States in 2019. Monroe in Louisiana was ranked first with 40.3 percent of its population aged under 18 years living below the poverty level in 2019.
Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2019
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2019." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau. "Top 50 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Poverty Rate amongst Children under The Age of 18 in The U.S. in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/
US Census Bureau, Top 50 metropolitan areas with the highest poverty rate amongst children under the age of 18 in the U.S. in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432939/us-metro-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate-among-children/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
