epa10859490 A man sleeps on a sidewalk in New York, New York, USA, 13 September 2023. The United States Census Bureau reported 12 September that the official poverty rate in the United States rose to 12.4 percent in 2022, compared to 7.8 percent in 2021, and the child poverty rate more than doubled, jumping from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
