State Poverty levels by Counties
The need for Charity:
The need for more charity in North Carolina is great and is ever increasing each and every day. One of our goals is to raise public awareness of the plight of those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Look at the shocking statistics recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The need for more charity in North Carolina is great and is ever increasing each and every day. One of our goals is to raise public awareness of the plight of those at the bottom of the economic ladder. Look at the shocking statistics recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Fall 2011 Poverty: The new state-level Census data is out, and as expected, the picture is not pretty.
Here's the quick scoop:
Unemployment:
Unemployment in North Carolina remains persistently high and has crept up slightly over the past few months. Job losses in the public sector have outweighed small gains in private hiring.
Underemployment:
Which measures workers that have stopped looking for a job and part-time workers who want a full-time job, is also high--stalling out at around 17% for the past two years.
The labor force participation rate (all people classified as employed or unemployed) has dropped dramatically in the past four years. This means that many people have simply stopped looking for work.
Child Hunger In 2009-2010, North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation for households with children who experience food hardship. Almost 30% of households with children struggled with food insecurity.
Winston-Salem was the metropolitan area with the highest rate of food insecurity among households with children in the US (34.8% of households with children). Greensboro-High Point was 17th with 28.4%.
1 Corinthians 13:3 King James Version (KJV)
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the
poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and
have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Here's the quick scoop:
- 17.5% of North Carolinians are in poverty
- 25% of children in NC are poor
- Broken down by race: 27.7% of African-Americans; 31.2% of Native Americans and 33.9% of Hispanics in this state are poor
- 13.1% of families are on food stamps, up from 11% in 2009
- Median household income dropped to $43,326 in 2010, from $44,467 in 2009
Unemployment:
Unemployment in North Carolina remains persistently high and has crept up slightly over the past few months. Job losses in the public sector have outweighed small gains in private hiring.
Underemployment:
Which measures workers that have stopped looking for a job and part-time workers who want a full-time job, is also high--stalling out at around 17% for the past two years.
The labor force participation rate (all people classified as employed or unemployed) has dropped dramatically in the past four years. This means that many people have simply stopped looking for work.
Child Hunger In 2009-2010, North Carolina ranked 11th in the nation for households with children who experience food hardship. Almost 30% of households with children struggled with food insecurity.
Winston-Salem was the metropolitan area with the highest rate of food insecurity among households with children in the US (34.8% of households with children). Greensboro-High Point was 17th with 28.4%.
1 Corinthians 13:3 King James Version (KJV)
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the
poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and
have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
N.C. Children in Poverty Fast Facts
Child Poverty in North Carolina as of January, 2011
Number of poor children (and percent poor)____________________________________504,937(22.5%)
Number of children living in extreme poverty (and percent in extreme poverty)___________228,250(10.2%)
Number of adults and children receiving cash assistance from Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ________________________________________ 55,567
Maximum monthly TANF cash assistance for a family of three________________________ $272
N.C. ranks 17th worst in child poverty
rate
Number of poor children (and percent poor)____________________________________504,937(22.5%)
Number of children living in extreme poverty (and percent in extreme poverty)___________228,250(10.2%)
Number of adults and children receiving cash assistance from Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ________________________________________ 55,567
Maximum monthly TANF cash assistance for a family of three________________________ $272
N.C. ranks 17th worst in child poverty
rate
