"California has the highest poverty rate of any US state"

"California boasts more billionaire residents than any other state"

Life in the USA.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

#poverty #SanFrancisco #SFBayArea

Bay Area’s poverty soared, data shows, as California’s top earners saw windfalls

Poverty rate jumped from 12.2% to 16.3% in 2023 in state, Tipping Point Community report finds

^{Victoria Bekiempis (The Guardian)}