USA POVERTY RATE

US Census Bureau reports Poverty Rate

epa10863328 Community clients shop for groceries at the Island Community Market inside the warehouse of the Alameda Food Bank at Alameda Point, in Alameda, California, USA, 15 September 2023. The re-designed warehouse resembles a real community market with personal choice that helps clients regain dignity and power as they select foods based on their family's preferences and dietary restrictions. The Alameda Food Bank staff and volunteers help vulnerable families tackle hunger at its source. The United States Census Bureau reported on 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/JOHN G. MABANGLO

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