Poverty Rate Nudges Down, Yet Experts Warn of Harder Times Ahead
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Based on 2025 Census data, the U.S. poverty rate fell slightly as incomes rose amid higher prices, but the data does not reflect this year’s cuts to social safety nets, which experts fear could push poverty higher in the near term.
- U.S. poverty rate drops slightly, but experts fear worse ahead The Washington Post
- US poverty rate dips to lowest on record, Census Bureau says Reuters
- Median Household Income in 2025 Surpassed Previous Highs Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Census.gov
- American Incomes Hit Record Last Year as Women Gained Ground WSJ
- Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch CNN
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