CHILD POVERTY RISING

Twenty-three percent of America's children are currently living in poverty, reveals the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2011.  This poverty rate is seven percentage points higher than it was in 2000.  Only three years have recorded higher child poverty rates dating back to 1965.  Child poverty rates are especially acute in major urban areas, with the following cities at the top of the list....

1.	Detroit	57.3%
2.	Cleveland	53.9%
3.	Buffalo	46.8%
4.	Cincinnati	45.3%
5.	Newark	44.0%
6.	Miami	43.8%
7.	Toledo	43.7%
8.	Milwaukee	43.0%
9.	New Orleans	42.2%
10.	Memphis	42.1%

“These numbers shame our nation,” says Curtis Skinner, PhD, director of family economic security at the National Center for Children in Poverty.” 

Sources: Exchange Every Day July 9  U.S. Census Bureau is great resource for national statistics.

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