One In Six Americans In Poverty: Study

According to a new study, one in six Americans lived in poverty last year.

 WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new study, one in six Americans lived in poverty last year.

That’s 47.4 million Americans, reported the National Academy of Science.

This total is higher than the Census Bureau’s poverty rate calculations because the government bureau fails to calculate medical care, transportation, child care or geographical variations.

The NAS’s calculations did, however, and found roughly seven million more people in poverty.

The Census Bureau is under pressure through congressional legislation to update is 53-year-old poverty rate formula.