West Texas poverty levels and educational attainment in comparison with Texas and the United States. Statistics reproduced from US Census, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates 2010-2014.

Bangladesh poverty maps showing national estimates for wealth index (A), progress out of poverty index (B), and household income (C). Maps were generated using mobile data, satellite data ...

The World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity series provides the latest estimates and trends in global poverty and shared prosperity. The 2022 edition provides the first comprehensive look at the ...

Global trade brings to mind images of sophisticated container ports ... country participation in trade has coincided with an equally sharp decline in extreme poverty worldwide. Developing countries ...

The multiplier signifying the difference in size between the share of income going to the top 20 percent of households versus that going to the bottom 20 percent of ...

Alaska did not have the highest outright ... [+] poverty rate. But it did experience a shocking increase in poverty among people aged 65 and older from 2012 to 2022. Poverty in the United States ...

This metric relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which determines poverty rates by calculating the share of people in a state whose family or individual income falls below poverty thresholds.

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

Margaret’s story illustrates the impact that an anti-poverty program can have if it targets the core circumstances that cause poverty to become intractable. In recent years, scientists have discovered ...

By Lydia DePillis The nation’s poverty rate rose last year even as incomes improved, the government reported on Tuesday, reflecting higher prices and the expiration of the last pandemic relief ...

D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Left unchecked, poverty during the pandemic could have reached the highest levels in over 50 years. Instead, Congress acted with speed and purpose. Almost ...

Abbé Pierre campaigned for decades against homelessness and poverty. Revelations about his treatment of women have destroyed his image as a symbol of virtue in France. By Aurelien Breeden ...