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New Reports Show Child Poverty
Higher in Rural and Inner-City Areas, Katrina States
SEPT. 30, 2005 | A new special report from the Annie E. Casey
Foundation shows that child poverty is well above the national
average in rural America.
The report breaks down poverty rates for the rural populations
of 48 states, as well as rates for family expenses, employment,
and education. The original data is from the 2000 U.S. Census.
See more information about the Casey report
here.
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) has
highlighted the prevalence of child poverty in states hit by
Hurricane Katrina. “Many of the most vulnerable residents of the
states hit by Hurricane Katrina--Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama--were poor children and were disproportionately African
American. Some 38 percent of children in New Orleans lived in
poverty prior to the storm compared to the national average of
17 percent, and Louisiana has the second highest rate of extreme
child poverty in the United States.” See more information about
the NCCP reports
here.
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