Poverty Rate in the U.S.

As pandemic aid expired and prices rose, the share of people in poverty according to the "supplemental" rate -- which accounts for taxes and subsidies -- went back up.

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Note: Data is the “supplemental” poverty rate, which accounts for taxes and subsidies. Gaps in data are because of changes in Census Bureau methodology. Source: Columbia Center on Poverty and Social Policy analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data By The New York Times