A fifth of Louisiana's children live in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That could jump to a third.

Louisiana’s child poverty rate over the past three years leads the nation, according to a new study that attributes the trend to rising costs and expiring public assistance programs. The state also ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom often boasts that California, if it were a country, would have the world’s fourth-largest economy. But despite its wealth, the state has also seen a sharp increase in poverty since ...

California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than many nations. But the state also struggles with a ...

Census Bureau figures showed the state's Supplemental Poverty Measure stood at 17.7% in 2024. That's about 7 million residents in California lacking resources to meet basic needs, researchers said.

A person sleeps on a sidewalk in Los Angeles, Nov. 9, 2023. California’s steep housing costs are pushing more people into poverty, the report said. California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major ...

Meanwhile, Vermont ranks in the second tier of state with a supplemental child poverty rate of 9%. The US average is 13%.

This program plays a critical role in reducing poverty, improving health and economic outcomes, supporting people who are ...