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POVERTY in the United States, some realities...
* Children living in poverty in the United States from the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan-
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009, Report P60, n. 238, Table B-2, pp. 62-7.
* Basic Needs Calculator from the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University. This calculates minimum income to meet basic needs (rent and utilities, food, center-based child care expenses, employer-provided health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket medical costs, transportation, other living expenses like
* Children living in poverty in the United States from the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan-
Children Under 18 Living in Poverty, 2008 | ||
| Category | Number (in thousands) | Percent |
| All children under 18 | 15, 451 | 20.7 |
| White only, non-Hispanic | 4, 850 | 11.9 |
| Black | 4,480 | 35.4 |
| Hispanic | 5,610 | 33.1 |
| Asian | 531 | 13.3 |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009, Report P60, n. 238, Table B-2, pp. 62-7.
* Basic Needs Calculator from the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University. This calculates minimum income to meet basic needs (rent and utilities, food, center-based child care expenses, employer-provided health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket medical costs, transportation, other living expenses like