4 in 10 American children live in low-income familiesselfnews Post Analyzing the latest available U.S. Census data, NCCP researchers find that 44 percent of children under age 18 lived in low-income families in 2013, and 22 percent lived in poor families. Low-income families are defined as those with incomes less than two times the Federal Poverty Threshold (about $47,000 for a family of four with two children) and poor families are defined as those with incomes below the threshold (about $24,000 for a family of four with two children). Far too many American children live in economically insecure families, and this serious threat to our nations future does not get the attention it deserves, said NCCP Director Rene Wilson-Simmons. NCCPs Basic Facts about Low-Income Children provides essential data to raise awareness about our most vulnerable children. Published annually since 2009, Basic Facts about Low-Income Children offers demographic and socioeconomic profiles of poor and low-income children in different age groups, from infants and toddlers to adolescents. Fact sheet data are widely cited by policymakers, researchers, advocates, and the media as authoritative. Other notable findings from the 2015 edition of Basic Facts about Low-Income Children: Part of Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health, the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nations leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of Americas low-income families and children. Visit NCCP online at http://www.nccp.org. 