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Poverty Profile |
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| Children
in poverty |
2,223,674 |
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| Under
5 below poverty |
679,921 |
It would appear that most children in extreme poverty are
covered by welfare. |
| Children
in extreme poverty |
803,108 |
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| Welfare
(TANF) children |
1,008,720 |
| Children
5 or under on welfare |
520,782 |
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| Estimate
of the percent of poor children 5 or under on welfare |
77% |
| ratio
of children on welfare to those in extreme poverty |
1.26 |
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Source: ACF,
AECF
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