Carsey Institute Child Nutrition Briefings, Washington, D

O\u27Hare, William P.

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Rural Children –Rural CommunitiesDr. William O’Harewohare.consultant@aecf.orgThe Carsey Institute and the Annie E. Casey Foundation  Why Should  We Care About Rural Children?  11.4 million children growing up in rural America 2.5 million poor children in rural America Child poverty rate in rural America is 22%NOTE - Data presented here are from 2008 so they do not reflect the worsening economic recession in 2009 and early 2010--------------------------URBAN = CITIES AND SUBURBSRURAL = OUTSIDE METRO AREAS0510152025301990 to 2008Child Poverty Rate 1990 to 2008 RURALURBANPoverty Threshold is $22,025 a year for a family of four in 2008Persistent Child Poverty by Metropolitan Status, 1970 to 2007Data: Census data supplied by USDA-ERS and SAIPE, 2007Percent Of Children in Deep Poverty (Income Less Than 50% of Poverty Line), 2008810024681012URBANRURALUnder $11,013 a year for a family for four 394705101520253035404550URBANRURALIncome Under $44,100 a year for a family of fourPercent Of Children in Low-Income Families  (Income Less Than 200% of Poverty Line), 2008Income Under $40,746 a year for a family of fourPercent Of Children in Families Below 185% of Poverty Line, 2008374405101520253035404550URBANRURAL17 2023192223322405101520253035Poverty Rate for Children Under Age 5URBANRURAL21544237130102030405060Poverty Rate by Race for Rural Children Under Age 5WhiteblackAmerican IndianLatinoAsianBlProtective factors do not work as well for children in rural America…Family Structure (Marriage)WorkEducation92551133062010203040506070Married Couples Father Only Mother Only Poverty Rate for Children Under Age 5URBANRURAL60626466687072747678PERCENT1990 to 2008 Percent of  Children in Married-Couple FamiliesURBANRURAL3162141924051015202530WORKED FULL TIME WORKED PART TIME DID NOT WORKPoverty Rate of  Adults by EmploymentURBANRURAL28138337161130510152025303540Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome College Four-year college degree or higherPoverty Rate by Education for All Adults Age 25-44URBANRURALSummary Rural children have higher poverty rates than urban children. The poverty rate gap between rural and urban children is growing. More rural than urban counties are persistently poor. Child poverty rates for racial minorities in rural America are especially high. While marriage, education, and employment are generally protective against poverty, rural children who benefit from each are still more likely to be poor than urban children. 

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