Report: Poverty Plagues Thousands of Louisville Children
“About 35,800 kids in Jefferson County live in poverty — that’s 22 percent of the county’s some 160,000 residents under 18. And about 11,400 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are out of work and not attending school, according to a new report released Wednesday.
The report – County Health Rankings and Roadmaps – is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. It examines health outcomes in counties across the United States and factors influencing residents’ health, like income, education and housing.”