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Child Poverty Fell to Record Low 5.2% in 2021? [ [link removed] ]



*Child Poverty Fell to Record Low 5.2% in 2021?*

Child poverty, calculated by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), fell to its lowest recorded level in 2021, declining 46% from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.

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2021 Income Inequality Increased for First Time Since 2011 [ [link removed] ]



*2021 Income Inequality Increased for First Time Since 2011*

Real median U.S. household income was $70,784 in 2021, statistically unchanged from the previous year, although income inequality increased for the first time since 2011, according to today?s U.S. Census Bureau release of the Income in the United States: 2021 report.

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Uninsured Rate of U.S. Children Fell to 5.0% in 2021? [ [link removed] ]



*Uninsured Rate of U.S. Children Fell to 5.0% in 2021?*

The number of children under age 19 without health insurance fell to 3.9 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?s annual report on health insurance coverage"?"released today.

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Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021 [ [link removed] ]

*Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021:* The 2021 U.S. official poverty rate of 11.6% was not statistically different from 2020 but the Supplemental Poverty Measure at 7.8% was lowest on record.

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Full-Time, Year-Round Workers More Likely to be Uninsured in 2021 [ [link removed] ]

*Full-Time, Year-Round Workers More Likely to be Uninsured in 2021:* The uninsured rate of those who worked less than full time, year-round dropped 1.2 percentage points from 2020 to 2021 as public coverage increased.

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