新墨西哥州贫困率下降 1.2 个百分点 降幅达全国三倍
据《拉斯克鲁塞斯文摘》10 月 11 日报道，美国人口普查局最新三年期估算数据显示，新墨西哥州官方贫困率下降了 1.2 个百分点，从 17.2% 降至 16%，降幅是全国平均水平的三倍。同期全国贫困率仅下降 0.4 个百分点，而全美有 16 个州的贫困率不降反升。
州长米歇尔·卢扬·格里沙姆表示："数据证实，我们对家庭前所未有的投入正在收到回报。更多家庭正在积累财富，更多孩子吃上了上学所需的营养餐，更多年轻人负担得起留下来建设自己的生活。"
数据还显示，新墨西哥州是全美在减贫方面做得最多的州——该州官方贫困率与补充贫困率之间的差距为全美最大。计入税收抵免、食品和住房援助等政府项目后，该州补充贫困率从 16% 进一步降至 13.2%。其中 18 岁以下儿童贫困率在计入州政府项目后几乎腰斩，从 20.9% 降至 10.9%，远低于 13.5% 的全国平均水平。
New Mexico Poverty Rate Falls 1.2 Points, Triple the National Pace
The U.S. Census Bureau's latest three-year estimates show New Mexico's official poverty rate fell 1.2 percentage points, from 17.2% to 16% — triple the national pace, the Las Cruces Digest reported on October 11. The national rate dropped just 0.4 points over the same period, while poverty rose in 16 states.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said: "The data confirms that our unprecedented investments in families are paying off. More families are building wealth, more children are eating the nutritious meals they need for school, and more young people can afford to stay and build their lives here."
The data also shows New Mexico doing the most in the nation to reduce poverty — the gap between its official and supplemental poverty rates is the largest in the country. Counting tax credits, food, and housing assistance, the supplemental rate falls further from 16% to 13.2%. Child poverty for those under 18 nearly halves once state programs are included, from 20.9% to 10.9%, well below the 13.5% national average.
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