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Sam Stebbins

US Neighborhoods With the Worst Child Poverty Rates

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line – an income threshold of about $35 per day, or $1,073 a month. Of those facing such extreme financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected,…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Big Cities With the Worst Child Poverty Rates

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line – an income threshold of about $35 per day, or $1,073 a month. Of those facing such extreme financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected.…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Counties With the Worst Child Poverty Rates

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line – an income threshold of about $35 per day, or $1,073 a month. Of those facing such extreme financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected,…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Jobs Where Wages Are Growing the Fastest

With many states reporting record-low unemployment rates, the U.S. labor market may be the tightest it has ever been. As a result, workers are empowered to seek out higher-paying jobs, and every month, millions…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Big Cities With the Lowest Child Poverty

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line, and of those facing such financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected. Nearly 12.6 million children under age 18 live in households with poverty level…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Towns With the Worst Child Poverty Rates

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line – an income threshold of about $35 per day, or $1,073 a month. Of those facing such extreme financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected,…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Most Expensive Neighborhoods to Buy a House

The American housing market is in uncharted territory. In the face of surging demand and supply constraints, home values have skyrocketed recently, up 13.5% over the past year, and up 26.5% from the beginning…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Cities With the Most Black-Owned Businesses

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses across the country was catastrophic, with minority and Black-owned businesses, in particular, disproportionately affected.  A recent report from Facebook’s parent company, Meta, revealed that 26%…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

States Where COVID-19 Cases are Climbing Fastest

There were an average of 32.5 confirmed new daily cases of the virus for every 100,000 Americans over the past week, up from an average of 31.0 new daily cases per 100,000 the week…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

Counties With the Lowest Child Poverty Rates

More than 40 million Americans live below the poverty line, and of those facing such financial hardship, children are disproportionately affected. Nearly 12.6 million children under age 18 live in households with poverty level…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

American Cities With the Most Credit Card Debt

Americans paid off nearly $100 billion in credit card debt in the early months of the pandemic, as shutdowns across the country found much of the population isolating in their homes and thus not…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

States Where People Pay the Highest Bills

The cost of living in the United States is well below the cost of living in several other developed countries, including the Nordic nations as well as New Zealand and Australia. Still, living expenses…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

American Towns Where the Most Veterans Live

Young Americans enlist in the armed services for many reasons, including the opportunity to gain new skills, get physically fit, and earn financial assistance to pay for college. One of the most common reasons,…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

America’s Least Popular Senators

Once regarded as the greatest deliberative body in the world, the U.S. Senate has devolved into a chamber defined more by ideological divisions than statesmanship and bi-partisan, good-faith debate. These changes have occurred steadily…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago

The Highest Paying Jobs You Can Have in America

With job openings surging and unemployment at 3.6%, the U.S. labor market, by some estimates, is the tightest it has ever been. In this environment, Americans are quitting their jobs at a historic pace…

Sam Stebbins · 4 years ago