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Child poverty rate in the United States 1990-2016

Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016

The data displays the child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016. In 2016, about 18% of the children, aged under 18 years, were living below the poverty line in the United States

'90 20.6
'91 21.8
'92 22.3
'93 22.7
'94 21.8
'95 20.8
'96 20.5
'97 19.9
'98 18.9
'99 17.1
'00 16.2
'01 16.3
'02 16.7
'03 17.6
'04 17.8
'05 17.6
'06 17.4
'07 18
'08 19
'09 20.7
'10 22
'11 21.9
'12 21.8
'13 19.9
'14 21.1
'15 19.7
`16 18