Thread: Today, the @uscensusbureau released data showing that in 2021 child poverty rates fell to historic lows. The stunning drop was driven by the expanded #ChildTax Credit, demonstrating the urgency for policymakers to act this year to expand the credit.
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@uscensusbureau Child poverty fell by more than 40% – from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021, as measured by the government’s Supplemental Poverty Measure – a low in Census data back to 2009 and our own historical analyses back to 1967.