Children in Poverty captures an upstream measure of poverty that assesses both current and future health risks. Poverty and other social factors contribute to a number of deaths compared to leading causes of death in the US like heart attacks, strokes, and lung cancer. While repercussions resulting from poverty are present at all ages, children in poverty may experience lasting effects on academic achievement, health, and income into adulthood. Children living in low-income households have an increased risk of injuries from accidents and physical abuse and are susceptible to more frequent and severe chronic conditions and their complications such as asthma, obesity, diabetes, ADHD, behavior disorders, cavities, and anxiety than children living in high-income households.

For more information please visit, Children in Poverty for Cabarrus County on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings.

Children in Poverty is the percentage of people under age 18 living in poverty.

To learn more about the Measure Methods, please visit the Children in Poverty Measure Methods Section, on the Robert Wood Johnson County Health Rankings Website.