What’s the most significant news? I think the most interesting aspect of this report is the different directions the two measures of poverty went in 2023. On one hand, the official poverty measure ...

The nation's poverty rate declined modestly in 2024, while the real median household income of $83,000-plus was not statistically changed from 2023. But local analysts say they expect next year's ...

The Douglas County Courthouse and downtown Lawrence are pictured in an aerial photo Saturday, July 13, 2019. Douglas County still has a poverty rate above national and state averages, but over the ...

New York state’s child poverty rate is among the highest in the country, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Nearly one in five, or 18.8% of children across the state ...

Long Island had a poverty rate in the single digits last year, far lower than the national poverty rate, as well as a median household income far higher than the national median, according to U.S.

Yuchih Choy loads boxes of food into a pickup at the West Texas Food Bank in Odessa on Oct. 5, 2022. Credit: Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune The number of Texans living in poverty slightly declined ...