The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according to the ...

More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 7 million Californians lived in poverty last year. The rate of ...

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 ...

New data shows 230,000 children in the state lack basic needs.

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

The U.S. is the world’s wealthiest nation and yet, year after year, a significant share of the population lives in poverty. The experience of poverty touches every part of a person’s life. “Poverty is ...

Despite experiencing one of the sharpest upticks in median income last year, San Antonio remains the nation’s third-most impoverished metro area, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released this ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The poverty rate across New York City fell slightly over the past year, but despite the overall decrease, two boroughs saw their numbers rise. New data from the U.S. Census ...

Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report that US preterm birth rates rose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person sleeps on a sidewalk in Los Angeles. California's steep housing costs are pushing more people into poverty, the report ...