Billions of dollars in foreign aid could be spent more effectively if international poverty statistics were more accurate, according to new research led by King's College London. Dr Michail Moatsos, a ...

Houston has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty among the largest cities in the United States, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. One out of five residents — ...

Southeast Ohio is a region known for a long history of poverty. The region continues to suffer from this issue, with many families being food insecure, homeless or experiencing a lack of healthcare.

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

New data from the US Census Bureau show Arizona has a median household income of $77,315. The estimate, from the recently released American Community Survey, is a 3.6% increase from 2022. The new data ...

While many of us are starting fresh with New Year’s resolutions, it's important to remember that for many, just surviving another day is a struggle. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income — it's a ...

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Ever since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in 1964, the US Safety Net has been remarkably effective in reducing the number of Americans living in poverty; but measuring the ...

According to the latest Census data, more than 17 percent of Joplin residents live below the federal poverty line, which this ...