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The number of children living in low-income families has increased since 2000. This updated trend book brings together national and 50-state data on the characteristics of low-income children over the past decade.

Parental employment, parental education, family structure and other variables each play an important role in predicting the likelihood that a child will endure economic hardship. We break down the facts and figures into five age groups of children: Under Age 3, Under Age 6, Ages 6 to 11, Ages 12 to 17, and Children Under 18.

Parental employment, parental education, family structure and other variables each play an important role in predicting the likelihood that a child will endure economic hardship. We break down the facts and figures into five age groups of children: Under Age 3, Under Age 6, Ages 6 to 11, Ages 12 to 17, and Children Under 18.

Other Publications

• Basic Facts About Low-income Children
  Children Under Age 6
  Fact Sheet, November 2009
• Basic Facts About Low-income Children
  Children Aged 6-11
  Fact Sheet, November 2009
• Basic Facts About Low-income Children
  Children Aged 12-17
  Fact Sheet, November 2009
• The Economic Crisis and the Health, Well-Being and Security of New York’s Children and Families
  Report of a Meeting, March 13, 2009
  Report, September 2009
• Ten Important Questions About Child Poverty and Family Economic Hardship
  Brochure, June 2009
• Measuring Poverty in the United States
  Fact Sheet, May 2009
• Another Milestone: 20 Years of NCCP
  2009 Annual Report
  Brochure, January 2009
• Who are America’s Poor Children?
  The Official Story
  Fact Sheet, October 2008
• Staying Afloat in Tough Times
  What States Are and Aren't Doing to Promote Family Economic Security
  Report, August 2008
• Statement on Establishing a Modern Poverty Measure
  Statement, July 2008
• Most Low-Income Parents Are Employed
  Fact Sheet, November 2007
• Parents’ Low Education Leads to Low Income, Despite Full-Time Employment
  Fact Sheet, November 2007
• Testimony on Measuring Poverty in America
  Testimony, August 2007
• Struggling Despite Hard Work
  Illinois and Chicago
  Fact Sheet, April 2007
• The New Poverty Wars
  Debating the Frame(s)
  Opinion, April 2007
• Testimony on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty
  Testimony, January 2007
• Struggling Despite Hard Work
  Michigan and Detroit
  Fact Sheet, November 2006
• The New Poor
  Regional Trends in Child Poverty Since 2000
  Report, August 2006
• The Racial Gap in Parental Education
  Fact Sheet, May 2006
• On the Edge in the Empire State
  New York’s Low-Income Children
  Fact Sheet, May 2006
• Children in Urban Areas are Increasingly Low Income
  Fact Sheet, November 2005
• Marriage Not Enough to Guarantee Economic Security
  Brief, October 2005
• Many Children with Married Parents are Low Income
  Fact Sheet, October 2005
• Child Poverty in States Hit by Hurricane Katrina
  Fact Sheet, September 2005
• Children of Recent Immigrants
  National and Regional Trends
  Report, December 2004
• Children of Low-Income, Recent Immigrants
  Fact Sheet, December 2004
• Rate of Children in Low-Income Families Varies Widely by State
  Fact Sheet, September 2004
• Changing Children’s Trajectories of Development
  Brief, December 2003
• Low Income and the Development of America’s Kindergartners
  Brief, November 2003
• Where Do Children in Low-Income Families Live?
  Report, November 2003
• Geography of Low-Income Families and Children
  Fact Sheet, November 2003
• Debt and Assets Among Low-Income Families
  Brief, October 2003
• How Belief in a Just World Influences Views of Public Policy
  Report, October 2003
• Low Income and Hardship Among America’s Kindergartners
  Brief, September 2003
• The Changing Demographics of Low-Income Families and Their Children
  Brief, August 2003
• Employment Alone is Not Enough for America’s Low-Income Children and Families
  Report, August 2003
• Children of Immigrants
  A Statistical Profile
  Brief, September 2002
• The Changing Face of Child Poverty in California
  Fact Sheet, August 2002
• The Role of Community Development Corporations in Promoting the Well-Being of Young Children
  Brief, February 2002
• Untapped Potential
  State Earned Income Credits and Child Poverty Reduction
  Brief, April 2001
• Child Poverty in the States
  Levels and Trends from 1979 to 1998
  Brief, August 2000