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Our Children, Our Future |
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State |
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Child Poverty in the United States |
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Number of children living in poverty |
14,068 |
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Percentage of children living in poverty |
19% |
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Percentage of children living in extreme poverty |
7.8% |
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Number of children who receive food stamps |
12,559,379 |
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Percentage of eligible people who receive food stamps |
65% |
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Number of children who are victims of abuse and neglect |
905,000 |
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Child Poverty and Race |
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Percentage of white children in poverty |
14% |
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Percentage of black children in poverty |
33.6% |
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Percentage of Hispanic children in poverty |
28% |
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Uninsured Children |
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Number of children without health insurance |
8,100,000 |
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Percentage of all children uninsured |
10.3% |
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We have filled in the national statistics.
Child Poverty in the United States
To find your state child poverty information at the Children's Defense Fund website, click here.
Child Poverty and Race
To find state data on child poverty according to race and ethnicity at the Children's Defense Fund website, click here.
Uninsured Children
To find state data on uninsured children at the Children's Defense Fund website, click here.
