Blog 9

Poverty is one of the major problems that our world is faced with today. Poverty has always caused conflicts within our society. Before, there were about 13 million children that was living below the poverty level that was set by the government. The poverty level is determined by that family income. If there is a family of four they are considered to be living in poverty if there income is less than 20,000 a year. Today, the amount of children that is living in poverty dramatically increased by 1.3 million within five years. Therefore, according to the research, "thirty nine percent of the nations children" is currently living in poverty.


The rates at which families are considered to be in poverty varies from each state. There are some states that have more children in poverty than others. For an example, looking and moving from each state, according to the research, child poverty ranges from "seven percent in New Hampshire to twenty seven percent in Mississippi." Arizona, as well, have 20 percent or more children that is in poverty. There are two states which is New Hampshire and New Jersey that has under 10 percent of their children in poverty as appose to thirteen states that has 20 percent or more.


Poverty exist among all races in the country. There are some races that have more children in poverty than others. In African American families there child poverty rates, according to the research, is at 35 percent. Latinos have 28 percent of their children living in poor families. There is only about 10 percent of white children that lives in poverty or poor families and 29 percent of American Indians. Asian children also have a low population of children living in poor families their rate was at 11 percent. There is said to be about 20 percent of children that is below the age of 6 actually grew up in poverty areas. Most families that live in poverty spend most of their income for their rent. Based upon the research African American and Latino families are more likely to have financials hardships as apposed to White families. This basically creates a problem because then their children can lack health insurance, food, and other expenses.