By: Emily Genco
Percentage of children living below the poverty line
- United States: 22.5
- Wisconsin: 18.2
Number of families with children under 18 living below the poverty line
- United States: 6,912,815
- Wisconsin: 102,697
Percentage of women without any college education living below the poverty line
- United States: 62.9
- Wisconsin: 58.9
Percent of men living below the poverty line without any college education
- United States: 66.4
- Wisconsin: 64.6
Number of women living below the poverty line who are employed:
- United States: 5,564,780
- Wisconsin: 105,548
Number of men living below the poverty line who are employed:
- United States: 4,743,111
- Wisconsin: 76,528
Percentage of single-mother families with children under 18 living below the poverty line
- United States: 40.8
- Wisconsin: 39.3
All numbers are from the 2011 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
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