California has highest poverty rate of all US states, new report finds
By The Daily Californian
California has the highest poverty rate of any U.S. state, according to new statistics released last month by the United States Census Bureau.
In its report, the Census Bureau used cost of living to determine poverty level. The report utilized a standard called the “supplemental poverty measure,” or SPM, which incorporates various factors including expenditures on food, clothing, shelter and utilities, as well as geographic variations, in housing costs.
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