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Child Poverty Profile |
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| Children
in poverty |
670,927
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| Children
5 or under below poverty |
243,939 |
Less than one quarter of children in extreme poverty are
estimated to receive welfare. |
| Children
in extreme poverty |
321,289 |
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| Welfare
(TANF) children |
119,862
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| Children
5 or under on welfare |
57,319 |
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| Estimate
of the percent of poor children 5 or under on welfare |
23% |
| Ratio
of children on welfare to those in extreme poverty |
0.37 |
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Source: ACF,
AECF
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