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How many children are living in poverty in the Southern Black Belt?

April 26, 2017BELT Black children Living poverty southern

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How many children are living in poverty in the Southern Black Belt?

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The child poverty rate is 19.05 percent—meaning 19 percent of all children in the Southern Black Belt live in poverty. That equates to about 4.5 million children throughout the 11 states that make up the Southern Black Belt. Children make up 35.14 percent of the population living in poverty.