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Is childhood poverty more prevalent in rural America?

April 26, 2017America childhood poverty prevalent rural

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Is childhood poverty more prevalent in rural America?

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One out of five or 20.6% of non-metropolitan children (compared to 17.4% of metropolitan children) lived in food insecure households in 2000. The Rural Policy Research Institute reports that 23% of rural children live in poverty. According to a study by Americas Second Harvest, child poverty rates are higher in rural areas (18.9 percent) than in metro areas (15.4 percent).