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The poverty number that hides half the story

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Leading advocate for SPM adoption and safety net expansion

The Census Bureau announced on September 9, 2025 that poverty fell to 10.6% in 2024β€”the lowest in years and proof, officials said, that the economy was lifting Americans up. But buried in the same report: a different poverty measure showed 12.9% of Americans struggling, with no improvement at all. Same country, same year, two completely different stories about who's hurting.

Updated Jan 12