Child Poverty Heavily Concentrated in Rural Mississippi, Even More So Than Before the Great Recession

Tracey Farrigan

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. July 2018, issue 06

Abstract: The share of children living in poverty in the U.S. remains higher than it was before the Great Recession. According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 20 percent of children were living in poverty in 2016, compared with 18 percent in 2007. Child poverty rates continue to be highest in the South and Southwest, particularly along the Mississippi Delta.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302640

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