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Puerto Rico
Statistics on children, youth and families in Puerto Rico from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Youth Development Institute
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Why This Indicator Matters
In Puerto Rico, the child poverty rate has remained consistently high for at least the past decade. Growing up in poverty poses a significant threat to a child's healthy development. It increases the likelihood of exposure to factors that can impair brain development, leading to poor academic, cognitive, and health outcomes. Furthermore, children from low-income backgrounds are more likely to engage in risky health-related behaviors during adolescence. Prolonged exposure to poverty worsens outcomes in both teenage and adult life. The risks are particularly severe for children who experience poverty during their early years or those who face persistent and deep poverty.
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To determine the family income it is considered: earnings, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, veterans' payments, survivor benefits, pension or retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, income from estates, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, assistance from outside the household, and other miscellaneous sources.
On the other side, these values does not includes information about unrelated individuals under age 15, institutional group quarters (such as prisons or nursing homes), nursing homes, college dormitories, military barracks and people living situations without conventional housing (and who are not in shelters). Also noncash benefits like food stamps, housing subsides, capital gain or losses, and the income of non- relatives in the household are not considered.
Data Source
U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). Puerto Rico Community Survey. www.data.census.gov
Last Updated
May 2025