Information Resources on Poverty

More than 44 million Americans live in Poverty in the USA.

PovertyUSA is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. An initiative of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), PovertyUSA seeks to educate and promote understanding about poverty and its root causes. To be taken to their website for information about Poverty in the USA click the url below.

http://www.povertyusa.org/

This map can help bring to life the statistics and scope of Poverty USA. Use the National Overview to compare poverty levels of states. Use the County Level View for detailed info at a local level. The County Level View also shows places of hope where people are making a difference with the help of CCHD grants.
Click here for interactive map.