New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...

These charts come from the Census Bureau’s new report, opens new tab on child poverty in America. The first one shows how it has been increasing rapidly since the recession hit — the crisis might have ...

Here's the good news from the Brookings Institute: global poverty of the $1.25 a day or less variety has been on retreat--over half a billion people have made it out of such poverty in the developing ...