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California Tied for Nation’s Highest Poverty Rate at 17.7%

Name: California Tied for Nation’s Highest Poverty Rate at 17.7%
Uploaded: 2025-09-11T20:30
Channel: NBC Palm Springs
Description: California, despite its vast wealth, is tied with Louisiana for the highest poverty rate in the U.S., with 17.7% of residents struggling to afford basics like housing, food, and healthcare. Experts point to stagnant wages, soaring living costs, and policy rollbacks as key drivers. Calls are growing for the state to strengthen its safety net by raising revenue from corporations and the wealthy.

By: NBC Palm Springs

September 11, 2025

Californiapoverty ratehousing crisishealthcare costsSNAP cutsProp 13safety neteducation funding

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