California has the nation’s highest poverty rate, despite boasts by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that the state is also the fourth-richest economy in the world.

Newsom declared in April: “California isn’t just keeping pace with the world—we’re setting the pace. Our economy is thriving because we invest in people, prioritize sustainability, and believe in the power of innovation.”

Yet for more than one in six Californians, poverty is the reality of life in Newsom’s state.

The Sacramento Bee reported Thursday:

California continued to have the highest poverty rate in the nation last year at 17.7%, tied only with Louisiana, according to new data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s supplemental poverty measure, or SPM, declined from 2023, when it stood at 18.9%.

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