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New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade

… in poverty, or 13.9 percent, compared to 12.8 percent of all Americans. Poverty rates are higher than 13 percent in … among some groups, including children; female heads of household; Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Pacific … states that border New York. In 2021, rates were at least 3.5 percentage points higher in New York than in New Jersey, …