- For all groups, poverty would have jumped to 18 percent — or 6 million more people — if it weren’t for the earned income tax credit,
- Without food stamps, the poverty rate would have risen to 17.7 percent, which translates to about 5 million more people.
- Poverty for Asians increased to 16.7 percent from 12.1 percent under the official measure. Among non-Hispanic whites, it rose to 11.1 percent from about 10 percent.
- Children's poverty rate declined to 18.2 percent from 22 percent — largely a reflection of families receiving food stamps.
- By region, the West had the highest poverty rate at 19.4 percent. Then comes the South at 16.3 percent; the Northeast at 14.5 percent; and the Midwest at 13.1 percent...."
(via Pueblo Chieftain)
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