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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.

This publication answers commonly asked questions about the scope and severity of poverty and economic hardship in the United States, and poverty's effects on children and society more generally. It also identifies and discusses strategies to reduce hardship and improve family economic security.

Other Publications

• Making Work Supports Work
  Project Description
  Fact Sheet, March 2009
• Paid Leave in the States
  A Critical Support for Low-wage Workers and Their Families
  Brief, March 2009
• Budgeting for Basic Needs
  A Struggle for Working Families
  Brief, March 2009
• The Challenge of Child Care
  More Help Needed for Houston's Families
  Fact Sheet, November 2008
• Making Work Pay for Iowa’s Families
  Report, September 2008
• The Challenge of Child Care
  More Help Needed for San Antonio's Families
  Fact Sheet, September 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
• Child Care in Colorado
  Making Care More Affordable for Working Families
  Report, November 2007
• Parents’ Low Education Leads to Low Income, Despite Full-Time Employment
  Fact Sheet, November 2007
• Improving Work Supports
  Closing the Financial Gap for Low-Wage Workers and Their Families
  Report, October 2007
• The Impact of Work Supports
  A Snapshot from Detroit
  Fact Sheet, August 2007
• Struggling Despite Hard Work
  Illinois and Chicago
  Fact Sheet, April 2007
• Supporting Work in Illinois
  The Challenges Ahead
  Report, April 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
• When Work Doesn’t Pay
  What Every Policymaker Should Know
  Brief, June 2006
• Parent Employment and the Use of Child Care Subsidies
  Brief, June 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
• Predictors of Child Care Subsidy Use
  Brief, January 2006
• Support Working Families
  Opinion, October 2005
• Marriage Not Enough to Guarantee Economic Security
  Brief, October 2005
• Many Children with Married Parents are Low Income
  Fact Sheet, October 2005
• Economic Insecurity
  Implications of Federal Budget Proposals for Low-Income Working Families
  Brief, April 2005
• Low-income Families in the District of Columbia
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, February 2005
• Low-Income Families in Alabama
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, January 2005
• Low-income Families in Delaware
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, November 2004
• Low-Income Families in Illinois
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, September 2004
• State Policy Choices
  Child Support
  Fact Sheet, September 2004
• Low-Income Families in Massachusetts
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, September 2004
• Parental Employment Does Not Guarantee Health Insurance for Children
  Fact Sheet, September 2004
• Low-Income Families in Pennsylvania
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, June 2004
• State Policy Choices
  Supports for Low-Income Working Families
  Fact Sheet, May 2004
• Low-Income Families in Georgia
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, May 2004
• Low-Income Families in Connecticut
  Results from the Family Resource Simulator
  Brief, February 2004
• Debt and Assets Among Low-Income Families
  Brief, October 2003
• Employment Alone is Not Enough for America’s Low-Income Children and Families
  Report, August 2003
• Earned Income Tax Credits
  Brief, June 2002
• Policies That Improve Family Income Matter for Children
  Brief, April 2002