Statistics

Statistics

CHILD POVERTY

In the United States, 21 percent of all children are in poverty, a poverty rate higher than what prevails in virtually all other rich nations.
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STATISTICS

HOMELESSNESS

There are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on a given night, according to the most recent national point-in-time estimate (January 2017).
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ILLITERACY

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 21 percent of adults in the United States (about 43 million) fall into the illiterate category. Non-U.S.-born adults make up 34 percent of the low literacy/illiterate U.S. population.
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