2021 Census - Child poverty, overall poverty down in Michigan, thanks in part to CTC and EITC
September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy posted the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022:
Today's census figures show the continued slow drop in family (overall) and child poverty in Michigan since the Great Recession. While child poverty was at 24.4% in 2011, 10 years later it was 17.5%. Likewise, family poverty has dropped from 12.5% in 2011 to 9% in 2021. While these are small improvements, Michigan's poverty rates are still too high. Mich . . .
Today's census figures show the continued slow drop in family (overall) and child poverty in Michigan since the Great Recession. While child poverty was at 24.4% in 2011, 10 years later it was 17.5%. Likewise, family poverty has dropped from 12.5% in 2011 to 9% in 2021. While these are small improvements, Michigan's poverty rates are still too high. Mich . . .