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When anti-poverty programs are accounted for, New Mexico’s child poverty ranking improves

The U.S. Census Bureau released data last week that shows that when New Mexico’s anti-poverty programs are taken into account under the supplemental poverty measure, the child poverty rate improves so that the state ranks 17th in the nation for child poverty instead of last.  The official poverty measure, which ranks New Mexico as last, […]