A map of changes in poverty, county by county. By Andy Hull, Nick McClellan, and Troy K. Schneider . It’s hardly news that the Great Recession pushed millions of Americans into poverty.

New Census estimates show that one in five residents in Fresno and nearby California counties lived in poverty from 2016 through 2020. See our map for data.

The map shows a change in nonmetropolitan county persistent poverty area status between the yeasrs 2007 and 2021. The research indicates that the majority (86%) of all nonmetropolitan counties ...

According to the map, the county with the highest percentage of residents under the federal poverty line is Saginaw — a little more than 20% of the population. However, the county with the lowest ...

New Census estimates show that one in five residents in Fresno and nearby California counties lived in poverty from 2016 through 2020. See our map for data.