The multiplier signifying the difference in size between the share of income going to the top 20 percent of households versus that going to the bottom 20 percent of ...

In 2025, the U.S. government has updated the poverty thresholds, which are crucial for determining eligibility for various ...

More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States—the wealthiest country in the world. Oxfam exposes the realities of life for working poor people and offers pragmatic solutions to ...

The poverty rate metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis. 50 States #1 in Low ...

We study the causes of “nutritional inequality”: why the wealthy eat more healthfully than the poor in the United States. Exploiting supermarket entry, household moves to healthier neighborhoods, and ...

I eagerly started Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States, looking forward to the insights into malaria control that could be gained from the successful experience of the ...

This public information-gathering meeting was held to engage with leaders, researchers, and practitioners on issues surrounding intergenerational poverty and mobility among Native American families in ...

Demographic Research, Vol. 39 (JULY - DECEMBER 2018), pp. 1065-1080 (18 pages) BACKGROUND Recent increases in ethno-racial diversity in the United States are paralleled by growing representation of ...

“Poverty and inequality, and the social exclusion they breed, are wrongs to be righted, whether they occur in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, or the United States,” continued Offenheiser. “We need a ...

The deportees from the United States file out of the buses with their ... In the vacuum of weak governance and poverty in their home country, gang members reproduced their social structures ...

Journal of Transport and Land Use Vol. 12, No. 1, 2019 Life events, poverty, and car ownership ... Life events, poverty, and car ownership in the United States: A mobility biography approach This is ...

Of those living in poverty, over 800 million people live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than US $1.25 a day. Skip to main content Toggle navigation Welcome to the United Nations ...