A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

Kavya Beheraj/Axios More New Orleanians were living below the poverty level last year than five years before, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Why it matters: ...

“Our entire safety net is designed to catch people at the very bottom, but it sets a trap for anyone trying to climb out. As ...

The number of Americans living in poverty has gone up for the first time in years, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Experts caution the trend, including an increasing child poverty rate, ...

Spencer Platt / Getty Images A Nepalese immigrant in his early 40s described the stress and uncertainty he felt during college about how to afford rent, food and tuition despite having a scholarship.

For those taking in the “Step Into Someone Else’s Shoes” Poverty Simulation, seeing what it’s like to live in poverty was a ...

Kentucky Youth Advocates released the 2025 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Dashboard today, featuring county-level data on child ...

Alecia Reid is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated reporter for CBS News New York. She is a sustainability and social justice advocate; passionate about giving a voice to people who may not otherwise be ...

U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.

Note: Poverty status is determined for individuals in housing units and noninstitutional group quarters. It is unavailable for children younger than 15 who are not related to the householder, people ...