Research released last year by the Census Bureau found that the official U.S. poverty rate was 11.5% across the United States in 2022, the most recent year data are available. That was little changed ...

The number of Californians living in poverty is rising. No surprise, with the cost of housing and inflation battering most, if not all, residents who fall below what the U.S. Census Bureau sets as a ...

Support trusted local news with a donation today. Give now for a chance to get your gift MATCHED. According to the Federal Poverty Level, a metric with roots going back 60 years, a family of four is ...

In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases ...

The child poverty rate in the United States more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, according to new data on poverty, income, and health insurance from the U.S. Census Bureau on Sept. 12. A year ...

Poverty jumped by nearly 5 percent in 2022, the first such rise in more than a decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as key federal stimulus programs and pandemic-era payments ended, leading to ...

According to the Federal Poverty Level, a metric with roots going back 60 years, a family of four is impoverished this year if it earns $30,000 or less. But a new analysis Tuesday from the United Way ...