New Child Poverty Data

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has just released its latest data about measures of child poverty in the U.S. Notable facts about children in SC:

• Percent of births to single mothers: 45.4%
• Percent of births to mothers with less than high school education: 23.9%
• Number of children living in poverty: 258,848 
• State rank for key indicators for children: 45th

These numbers certainly seem to be daunting and the state rank gives us a sense of context (relative to other states) BUT...

What do these numbers and rates really mean? Are these problems increasing or decreasing in intensity? You can follow this link and read for yourself how these numbers compare with measures from previous years.