Child poverty hit record low in 2021
They include lower unemployment, state-level minimum wage increases, a rise in single mothers' participation in the workforce, and expansions of the safety net, the New York TimesThe reduction in child poverty has
affected all poor kids in the U.S., per the Child Trends report.And it's fallen by about the same amount for Black kids, white kids, Hispanic kids, Asian kids, immigrants, and kids in one- or two-parent households.
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