Nearly 12% of U.S. Lived in Poverty During 2021

Nearly 12% of U.S. Lived in Poverty During 2021

There were 37.9 million people living in poverty in the U.S. during 2021, which represents 11.6% of the total population, according to data published on September 13 by the U.S. Census Bureau. By comparison, 11.4% of the population (37.2 million) faced situations of...