In 2023, the poverty rate of the United States was around 11.4 percent. Louisiana was the state with the highest poverty rate, at 18.9 percent. Poverty rates in the United States are higher than in many parts of the world, and minority groups are much more likely to be living in poverty...
The U.S. poverty rate in 2022 was 12.6%, marking a slight decrease from 12.8% in 2021, according to American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. As part of the 2024 Best States rankings, U.S. News examined which states had the highest poverty rates based on that ...
According to the Census Bureau's most recent data, the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%. That translates to 36.8 million people in poverty.7 The Bottom Line The federal poverty level is an economic measure used to determine household eligibility for a variety of welfare programs. The ...
A chart showing the explosive growth of social welfare spending in Western nations. A chart showing how redistribution programs create very high implicit tax rates. I augment those visuals with other analysis, such as my two-part series (here and here) on the right and wrong way to reduce p...
Indonesian Provinces with Highest Relative Poverty (in 2024): ¹ as percentage of total provincial population Source: Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) These eastern provinces of Indonesia, where farmers lead a largely subsistence existence, contain very high rates of rural poverty. In these regions, ind...
Unemployment rates in low-income countries have remained persistently high, with the employment gap rate increasing from 20 percent in 2018 to 21 percent in 2023. These trends have exacerbated existing income and wealth inequalities globally, the report said. ...
These studies generally find elevated rates of government assistance receipt for LGBT individuals. Tangentially, there is also large literature in public economics examining the delivery, take-up, receipt, and utilization of public assistance programs (e.g., SNAP, Unemployment Insurance). Nearly all ...
3c). In these countries, the poverty rates were not exceptionally high, but the poverty headcount was high due to their large populations. The changes in poverty rates from the baseline to mitigation scenarios (WB2C) were much more evenly distributed among countries than the baseline poverty ...
Approximately 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where rates of poverty are high. Evidence suggests a relationship between economic variables and suicidal behaviour. To plan effective suicide prevention interventions in LMICs we need to understand the relationship between...
With the assistance of machine learning technology, particularly using the R, poverty rates and population figures can be projected. The results of the projections indicate that the population of Indonesia is expected to continue increasing each year from 2023 to 2027 or have ...