Child Poverty Rate Climbs by One-Third – One in four rural residents under the age of 18 lives in poverty

One in four rural residents under the age of 18 lives in poverty, according to a new study from the USDA Economic Research Service. The figure is even higher in counties that depended on manufacturing jobs, which eroded during the Great Recession.

By Tim Marema

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