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Children represent 24 percent of the population, but they comprise 34 percent of all people in poverty.1 Among all children under 18 years of age, 45 percent live in low-income families and approximately one in every five (22 percent) live in poor families.

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44 percent

Explanation:

  • Children in the USA consist of about 23% of the population that below the age group of 18 years and they comprise of about 32 %of people in poverty. And amongst them abut 44% live in poverty or low-income families.
  • That is about 1 in 5 children that are presented by the 21% of the population of the country. About 72 million children in the U.S.A. And this trend goes on increasing form 2008 onwards.

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