Welcome to World Vision U.S. Programs

Facts About U.S. Poverty

Poverty in the United States

• The three most common reasons people fall into situational poverty are illness, divorce, and job loss.
• Of the 25 richest industrialized nations, the United States has the highest childhood poverty rate second only to Mexico.
• 39.5 million people live in poverty in the U.S. - a number equal to the entire population of Canada.
  

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