The US Census Bureau: The child poverty rate in the United States doubles in two years, setting a new record
On September 13th, according to the "USA Today" news website, the latest data released by the US Census Bureau on the 12th showed that due to factors such as high inflation, the child poverty rate in the United States has doubled in two years.
In 2022, the child poverty rate in the United States experienced the largest annual increase on record, increasing from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022, more than doubling. During the same period, the total poverty population in the United States also increased from 7.8% to 12.4%, reaching 41.2 million.
The surge in poverty is partly due to the largest decline in median annual household income in 40 years in the United States under high inflation. At the beginning of 2022, the inflation rate in the United States reached its highest level in 40 years and continued to rise. In the same year, the US government terminated almost all plans aimed at protecting the American working class from economic shocks, including increasing unemployment benefits, food welfare benefits, and rental assistance.
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