A Trump-backed spending bill that passed the US Senate Tuesday would increase the maximum amount families can receive for a ...

Child poverty in Kentucky continues to be a stubborn problem that has changed little in recent years, according to Kentucky Kids Count, an annual report released by Kentucky Youth Advocates.

In contrast, in 2005, just 22 percent of children lived in poverty in Kentucky, 17 percent in Indiana, and 19 percent nationwide, according to the report.

In 1993, Kentucky's poverty rate was the fourth-highest of all states, but because of strong economic growth by 1999 it had fallen to the 20th. Unfortunately, ...

On April 24, 1964, Johnson toured Appalachia to kick off a "war on poverty" that resulted in food stamps, Medicaid, Medicare and Head Start, still the bedrock programs to help the poor.

Because of these factors, poverty looks different from state to state and even city to city. Stacker compiled a list of cities in Kentucky where the most live below the poverty line using data ...

One in four Kentucky children live in poverty, and the number is rising. Those statistics are included in the Kentucky Kids Count 2012 County Data Book, released on Friday. Kids Count defines ...

"While child poverty rates in 2022 improved in 89 of 120 counties compared to five years previous, one in five (21%) children overall continue to live in poverty," officials said.

In 1964, President Johnson traveled to Martin County, Ky., to try to sell his "war on poverty" to the American public. What residents say they need now is steady work.

Ten Kentucky counties have made a list of the 25 worst counties to live, according to USA TODAY. According to USA TODAY, 24/7 Wall St. constructed an index of three measures — poverty, the ...

Price of Poverty in Kentucky. With 800,000 Kentuckians living in poverty, "The Price of Poverty in Kentucky" addresses a few of the many questions and challenges regarding this problem.