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If you sort by Supplemental Poverty Measure, you'll see California is by far the highest (23.8% vs 19.8% for the next highest state) - that's what happens after

• dmode 7y ago
  That’s right. It is a supplemental measure impacted by housing costs. Which in turn is driven by unprecedented economic growth and NIMBY population. But is very different than poor people not having access to healthcare, food, schools etc
  • rayiner 7y ago
    For a lower-income household, housing is a major driver of the budget, and people will sacrifice things like food and healthcare in order to pay the rent. So measuring housing costs relative to salaries is a critical component of measuring poverty. The supplemental poverty measure, moreover, does take into account things like access to food, childcare, etc.