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Child Poverty Indicator
Child Poverty measures the number of children under age 18 who live in households with incomes at or below the federal poverty line.
Latest Measure (2016)
Child Poverty
Score
29
Indicator scores are represented on a scale from 1 to 100.
Disparity Ratio
3.73
Disparity direction: black-white
Children under age 18 who live in poverty
Black children are nearly four times as likely as white children to live in households with incomes under the poverty line.
Dates
- Score Last Updated: 9/14/17
- Next Update: 9/13/18
