Between 2010 and 2011, the child poverty rate rose modestly across the United States to 22.5 percent. Today 16.4 million children live in poverty; 6.1 million of them are under age six, according to researchers.
Between 2010 and 2011, the child poverty rate rose modestly across the United States to 22.5 percent. Today 16.4 million children live in poverty; 6.1 million of them are under age six, according to researchers.