This metric relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which determines poverty rates by calculating the share of people in a state whose family or individual income falls below poverty thresholds.

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This chart shows the share of people living under the national and upper-middle income poverty lines in China (in percent). More Information ...

Whether as a sponsor or donor, a member or volunteer, or an employee or fellow, you can make a difference. Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects that compromise not ...

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Even so, women and girls in rural areas suffer disproportionately from multi-dimensional poverty. They may be ... girls Discover through this UN Women infographic the challenges and consequences ...

As shown in the accompanying infographic, the share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion varies significantly across EU countries. Last year, the EU countries with the highest rates ...

Child poverty rates have increased in the U.S. despite rising incomes, the Census Bureau has announced. Overall, the percentage of Americans experiencing poverty fell from 11.5 percent to 11.1 ...

The two presidential candidates can both point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their approaches could hardly be more different. By Jason DeParle Jason DeParle, who covers poverty ...

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India announced recently that it was ‘close to victory in its fight against poverty’, with only 2.2% of its population living below the World Bank-defined extreme poverty line. Ten years ago, it was ...

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva, had a dialogue in Geneva on September 18 with countries on his ...