The U.S. ranks 2nd in child poverty

According to UNICEF, 23.1% of American children under the age of seventeen live in poverty, which makes the United States rank second out of thirty-five economically advanced countries ranked in that category. Romania ranks first, with 25.5% of children living in poverty.

Chart from Unicef
http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc10_eng.pdf

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