Poverty Rate Held Steady Last Year, Census Says

About 12.5 percent of the population fell below the official federal poverty threshold of $21,203 for a family of four last year, the census data showed, a figure that was not statistically different than in 2006. The number of children in poverty increased, however, by 500,000 to 13.3 million.

Meanwhile, the number of people without health insurance declined to 45.7 million from last year's record 47 million, the census report says.
Poverty Rate Held Steady Last Year, Census Says
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