Friday, January 11, 2013

The Golden State?

1 in 5: Ratio of California’s children living in poverty.

6.1 million:  Total number of people living at or below the poverty line, as measured by the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measures.

45%: The percentage of poor adults who grew up in poverty.

38.1%: The share of black children under the age of 6 living poverty.

7 million: The number of uninsured people in the state. Medical-out-of-pocket expenses are among the largest drivers of poverty under the Supplemental Poverty Measures.

300: School districts with at least 25% of children living in poverty.

37.9%: Lake County’s percentage of poor kids. It has the highest share among California's 58 counties.

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