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href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-issue#finance/outcome/unbanked-households"> 1.50% </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item economic"> <h5>Economic well-being</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Extreme poverty rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/45-children-in-extreme-poverty-50-percent-poverty?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/false/1729/any/326"> 5% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Food insecurity:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="http://map.feedingamerica.org/"> 11% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Minimum wage:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm#Consolidated"> $11.75 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/5064-children-whose-parents-lack-secure-employment-by-race-and-ethnicity?loc=1&loct=1&loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/10,11,9,12,1,185,13/11486"> N/A </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/5064-children-whose-parents-lack-secure-employment-by-race-and-ethnicity?loc=1&loct=1&loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/10,11,9,12,1,185,13/11486"> N/A </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of individuals who are uninsured:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/uninsured-rate-2008-2018.html"> 4% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of jobs that are low-wage:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-issue#jobs/outcome/low-wage-jobs"> 6.90% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/population-up-to-200-fpl/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D"> 25.50% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Poverty rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0400000US50"> 10.20% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unemployment rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-issue#jobs/outcome/unemployment-rate"> 2.20% </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item education"> <h5>Education</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>High school graduation rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://talkpoverty.org/indicator/listing/hs_grad/2020"> 85.10% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of adult population with at least a high school degree:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://measureofamerica.org/maps/?state^hs^all_all^Education^education"> 91.90% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of college graduates with debt:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://lendedu.com/student-loan-debt-by-school-by-state-2019/"> 62% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of population over age 25 with at least a four year college degree:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-issue#education/outcome/four-year-college-degree"> 38.70% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/7261-teens-ages-16-to-19-not-attending-school-and-not-working?loc=1&loct=2&loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/any/14312"> 4% </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item family"> <h5>Family</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Children in foster care:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6243-children-in-foster-care?loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/any/12987"> 1,245 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of households with grandparents responsible for grandchildren under age 18:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=grandparents%20responsible%20for%20grandchildren&g=0400000US46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&y=2019&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.B99103&hidePreview=true"> 8,131 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of children in immigrant families:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/115-children-in-immigrant-families?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/true/1729/any/446"> 8% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of children living in single parent families:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/106-children-in-single-parent-families?loc=1&loct=1&loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/any/430"> 33% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Teen birth rate per 1,000 population ages 15-19:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/teen-birth-rate-per-1000/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D"> 7.60% </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item housing"> <h5>Housing</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Home foreclosure rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-issue#housing/outcome/foreclosure-rate"> 1.50% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>People experiencing homelessness:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.usich.gov/tools-for-action/map/#fn[]=1300&fn[]=2900&fn[]=6400&fn[]=10200&fn[]=13400&year=2020&all_types=true&state=AL"> 1,110 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Households paying more than 50% of income on housing:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/federal-rental-assistance-fact-sheets#VT"> 16,800 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent renters:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://reports.nlihc.org/oor/vermont"> 29% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total housing units:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=households&g=0100000US.04000.001&y=2019&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1101&moe=true&hidePreview=true"> 262,767 </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item justice"> <h5>Justice System</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Incarcerated persons per 100,000 residents:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.sentencingproject.org/the-facts/#rankings"> 182 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of youth residing in juvenile justice and correctional facilities:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/42-youth-residing-in-juvenile-detention-correctional-and-or-residential-facilities#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/any/319"> 18 </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item participation"> <h5>Participation in federal programs</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Adults and children receiving welfare (TANF):</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ofa/fy2020_tanf_caseload_trec_0.pdf"> 3,949 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Children receiving food stamps (SNAP):</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/The-State-of-Americas-Children-2021.pdf"> 23,000 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>EITC recipients:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.eitc.irs.gov/eitc-central/statistics-for-tax-returns-with-eitc/statistics-for-tax-returns-with-eitc"> 39,000 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Families receiving child care subsidies:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/data/fy-2019-preliminary-data-table-1"> 2,000 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Households receiving federal rental assistance:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/federal-rental-assistance-fact-sheets#VT"> 14,000 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Households receiving LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program):</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://liheappm.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/private/congress/profiles/2020/FY2020VermontProfile-508Compliant.pdf"> 27,520 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/total-medicaid-and-chip-child-enrollment/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D"> 64,431 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of women and children receiving WIC (Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program):</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/resource-files/26wifypart-9.pdf"> 11,227 </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Participants in all Head Start programs:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/no-search/hs-program-fact-sheet-2019.pdf"> 1,447 </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <section class="grid-item poverty"> <h5>Poverty by demographic</h5> <div class="table"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Child poverty rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/43-children-in-poverty-100-percent-poverty?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/false/1729/any/322"> 10% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6726-children-below-200-percent-poverty-by-race?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/false/1729/10,11,9,12,1,185,13/13819"> N/A </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6726-children-below-200-percent-poverty-by-race?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/false/1729/10,11,9,12,1,185,13/13819"> N/A </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/6726-children-below-200-percent-poverty-by-race?loc=1&loct=2#detailed/2/2-53/false/1729/10,11,9,12,1,185,13/13819"> N/A </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/55-families-with-related-children-that-are-below-poverty-by-family-type?loc=1&loct=1#detailed/2/2-52/false/1729/994,1297,4240/345,346"> 23% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Senior poverty rate:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/senior/measure/poverty_sr/state/VT"> 6.10% </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Women in poverty:</td> <td> <a target="_window" href="https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=women%20in%20poverty&g=0100000US.04000.001&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1701&hidePreview=true"> 11.60% </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div id="policies" class="tab"> <article class="readable-width"> <div class="entry"><p>State governments play a significant role in developing policies that help support low-income families. Below is a list of some key Vermont policies and a link to an organization that tracks the issue.</p> <h3><strong>Tax & Asset-Building Policy</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.taxcreditsforworkersandfamilies.org/state-tax-credits/vermont/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">State EITC or child tax credit</a></li> <li><a href="https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/data-by-location#state/vt">IDA program support</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/IDA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vermont Department for Children and Families</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://tax.vermont.gov/individuals/income-tax-returns" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Income tax brackets </a></li> <li><a href="https://tax.vermont.gov/exempt-items" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sales tax on groceries</a></li> <li><a href="https://tax.vermont.gov/property-owners/understanding-property-taxes" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Property taxes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hud.gov/states/vermont/homeownership/predatorylending" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Predatory lending</a></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Work Supports</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Child care <ul> <li><a href="http://www.taxcreditsforworkersandfamilies.org/state-tax-credits/vermont/">Tax credits聽</a></li> <li><a href="https://dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/ccfap">Subsidies</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.healthinsurance.org/vermont/">Health insurance</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.greenmountaincare.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Green Mountain Care </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.hud.gov/states/vermont/renting">Rental/housing assistance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm#Vermont" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">State minimum wage</a></li> <li><a href="https://humanresources.vermont.gov/benefits-wellness/leave/family-medical-leave" target="_blank" rel="noopener 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