Poverty by the Numbers in Cape Girardeau County
20.5%: Percent of children, ages 0 to 17, living in poverty in 2016
56%: Percent of black children living in poverty in 2016
15.2%: Percent of adults and children living in poverty
11,371: Number of adults and children living in poverty
Source: Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Community Health Assessment
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