Poverty Quiz

The poverty rate in metropolitan areas lower than the poverty rate in rural areas?

More than 46 million Americans live in poverty.

The number of family's in poverty is decreasing.

Most people who are living in poverty are African American.

The federal minimum wage is $5.85 per hour.

The poverty rate among the elderly in the United States is higher than that of any other age group.

One of every five children in America lives in poverty.

While the number of people in poverty is increasing, the number of people in extreme poverty is decreasing.

Children of single mothers are more likely to experience poverty than the children of married-couple families.

Almost one quarter of those with annual incomes of less than $25,000 had no health insurance in 2010.