New Census Data Shows Poverty Rates Remain High as Congress Considers Cuts to Vital Supports
On the day the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate drastic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP), HR 3102, hundreds of thousands of struggling Coloradans are still living in poverty and need food assistance to survive, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data released today.
In 2012 there were 694,842 Coloradans – or 13.7 percent – living in poverty, the Census report shows. Tragically, over 18 percent of Colorado’s children were living in poverty last year, much higher than at the start of the recession in 2007, when it was 15.9 percent.
Check out our newest fact sheet on Colorado’s poverty and child poverty rates, SNAP families by Congressional district. Call your Representative today and tell them to oppose HR 3102. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
