Where does the information on California having the highest poverty rate in the US come from?
The source they listed only gave California's poverty rate at 16.4% [1].
But the Census source used by Wikipedia lists California's rate at 12.58% [2]
Neither rate actually puts California at the top of any other lists I find.
In what measure does California have the highest poverty rate?
EDIT: I see the first number is based on California Poverty Measure (CPM) which takes into account cost of living [3]. But is there a direct way to compare this to other states?
The source they listed only gave California's poverty rate at 16.4% [1].
But the Census source used by Wikipedia lists California's rate at 12.58% [2]
Neither rate actually puts California at the top of any other lists I find.
In what measure does California have the highest poverty rate?
EDIT: I see the first number is based on California Poverty Measure (CPM) which takes into account cost of living [3]. But is there a direct way to compare this to other states?
[1] https://www.ppic.org/publication/poverty-in-california/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ...
[3] https://inequality.stanford.edu/publications/research-report...