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Koball, Heather; Moore, Akilah; Hernandez, Jennifer – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2021
Among all children under 18 years in the US, 38 percent live in low-income families and 17 percent-- approximately one in five--are poor. This means that children are overrepresented among our nation's poor; they represent 23 percent of the population but comprise 32 percent of all people in poverty. Many more children live in families with…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Young Children, At Risk Persons, Poverty
Koball, Heather; Jiang, Yang – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2018
Among all children under 18 years in the U.S., 41 percent live in low-income families and 19 percent--approximately one in five--are poor. This means that children are overrepresented among the nation's poor; they represent 23 percent of the population but comprise 32 percent of all people in poverty. Many more children live in families with…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income
Koball, Heather; Jiang, Yang – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2018
Among all children under 18 years in the U.S., 41 percent are low-income children and 19 percent--approximately one in five--are poor. This means that children are overrepresented among the nation's poor; they represent 23 percent of the population but comprise 32 percent of all people in poverty. Many more children live in families with incomes…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Family Income, At Risk Persons