Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that, while the child poverty rate remained flat nationwide, 2014 American Community Survey data indicate that the rate dropped in North Carolina. The Casey Foundation notes,
At the state level, child poverty rates improved in 24 states as well as the District of Columbia. Seventeen states saw no change, and the remaining 9 states—with Alaska, New Hampshire and North Dakota leading the list—saw child poverty rates rise.
In 2014, the estimated number of children in poverty in North Carolina and the statewide child poverty rate were at five-year lows.
