Sup­ple­men­tal Pover­ty Mea­sure (SPM)

Child Poverty Nearly Triples to 13% Over Three Years

Child pover­ty in the U.S. has surged, near­ly tripling from 5% in 2021 to 13% in 2024. This dra­mat­ic increase fol­lows the expi­ra­tion of pan­dem­ic-era eco­nom­ic poli­cies and ris­ing prices that have strained fam­i­ly bud­gets nation­wide. How­ev­er, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion, ​“Mea­sur­ing … Read More