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25. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
> Child poverty rate: 27.7%
> Median family income, households with children: $57,485 — 71st lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 28.9% — 32nd highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 13.5% — 100th highest of 378 metros
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24. Madera, CA
> Child poverty rate: 27.7%
> Median family income, households with children: $55,887 — 49th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 31.3% — 14th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 12.1% — 170th highest of 378 metros
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23. Bakersfield, CA
> Child poverty rate: 27.7%
> Median family income, households with children: $54,299 — 43rd lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 26.4% — 57th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 14.7% — 67th highest of 378 metros
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22. Sebring-Avon Park, FL
> Child poverty rate: 27.7%
> Median family income, households with children: $50,391 — 16th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 27.5% — 48th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 8.9% — 51st lowest of 378 metros
21. Pine Bluff, AR
> Child poverty rate: 28.6%
> Median family income, households with children: $44,893 — 5th lowest of 378 metros
> Share of households with children receiving SNAP benefits: 26.4% — 60th highest of 378 metros
> Households headed by single mothers: 17.4% — 18th highest of 378 metros
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