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Child Poverty Rate Climbs by One-Third – One in four rural residents under the age of 18 lives in poverty
July 14, 2015/
One in four rural residents under the age of 18 lives in poverty, according to a new study from the USDA Economic Research Service. The figure is even higher in counties that depended on manufacturing jobs, which eroded during the Great Recession.
By Tim Marema
Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-child-poverty-rate-climbs-one-third/2015/07/14/7901
