07/09/2013

Child Poverty Rising

Twenty-three percent of America's children are currently living in poverty, reveals the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2011.  This poverty rate is seven percentage points higher than it was in 2000.  Only three years have recorded higher child poverty rates dating back to 1965.  Child poverty rates are especially acute in major urban areas, with the following cities at the top of the list....

1.	Detroit	53.6%
2.	Cleveland	52.6%
3.	Cincinnati	48.0%
4.	Buffalo, NY	46.7%
5.	Milwaukee	46.1%
6.	Miami	45.0%
7.	Newark, NJ	44.3%
8.	Fresno, CA	42.9%
9.	New Orleans	42.0%
10.	St. Louis, MO	41.8%

“These numbers shame our nation,” says Curtis Skinner, PhD, director of family economic security at the National Center for Children in Poverty.”

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