What Do You Know About Poverty in Missouri?

11. In 2008, Missouri reported over _____ in back-due child support due to children by non-custodial parents.

b. Incorrect

The state reported $1.9 billion in back-due child support by Fiscal Year 2008. Missouri is fairly typical of national trends.

For more information on child support issues, see Poverty at Issue (Fall/Winter 2002-2003).

Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, The Office of Child Support Enforcement, Annual Data Report FY2008.