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In the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2024 Race for Results report, New Jersey ranks highly when it comes to child well-being. However, there are significant racial disparities. Of New Jersey’s non-Hispanic Black or African American children and Hispanic or Latino children, only 53% live at or above 200% of the poverty level, according to 2017-2021 […] The post 53% appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.