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.

Despite economic gains and recovery, poverty in North Carolina either remained the same or increased from 2007 through 2013, according to a report from the Budget & Tax Center, part of the NC ...

Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting will be briefed on multi-year strategies to combat poverty in the county ...

The majority of the state's 67 counties have seen significant population growth over the past three years. The map below, ...

Union County had the greatest increase in population, growing by 10.4 percent from 63,085 to 69,637 between 2020 and 2023.

This map shows the change in population when comparing the 2010 Census to the average population estimate for 2011-15. If you click on a county, you can see the estimated percentage change.

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.

The map below, based on U.S. census data, shows where this growth has been the fastest: According to this data, the five fastest-growing counties between 2020 and 2023 were: Sumter County—16 ...

Between July 2020 and 2023, its population grew by more than 1.2 million people. However, this growth has not been even ...