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Profiles (Showing 9 Featured Indicators of full set)

Featured Indicators: Select an Indicator to Learn More	%, #, or $
Child Population (2008)	131,149
Children Under Age 5 in Poverty (2008)	5,464
Children Benefiting from TANF (Reach Up) (2008)	6.2%
Children Enrolled in Medicaid and Dr. Dynasaur (2008)	43.2%
New Families with Three Risk Factors (2007)	6.2%
Teen Births (2007)	20.1
Student Cigarette Use (2009)	16%
Students Volunteering (2009)	42%
Student Participation in Clubs (2009)	27%

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Poverty

Children in Poverty (2008)

1989-2007, U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. For information on methodology and confidence intervals, go to: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/index.html

2008, U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey. For more information, go to: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/index.html

The estimated number of children under age 18 who are living in families with incomes below the Federal Poverty Threshold. The threshold, defined by the U.S. Census, is updated annually and adjusted for family size. In 2008, the poverty threshold for a family of two children and two adults was $22,025. Data are reported by county. IMPORTANT NOTE: pre- and post-2005 SAIPE data are not comparable as the source data have changed. 2008 data are from the American Community Survey (ACS) and should not be compared to previous years.

Poverty is not evenly distributed in Vermont. Although no child is immune from it, rural children are far more likely to live in poverty than children in more populated parts of the state. Vermont’s rural places are those that retain the best elements of our Green Mountain State—its independence, beauty, and strong family ties. But they also may show how isolation, and lack of access to good jobs, affordable and quality child care, social services, and medical care can create long-standing poverty. As the most rural region, the Northeast Kingdom consistently has the highest rates of child poverty, unemployment, low-wage jobs, and low educational achievement. More populated areas that have poverty rates nearly as high include Burlington, Winooski, and Bennington County.

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Voices for Vermont's Children P.O. Box 261
Montpelier, VT 05601

802-229-6377
nicolem@voicesforvtkids.org
http://www.voicesforvtkids.org

Nicole Mace, Research Coordinator

The mission of Voices for Vermont's Children is to promote public policy that enhances the lives of children and youth in Vermont.

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