Tagged: census

Research
12:27 pm
Wed September 12, 2012

Update: Census poverty numbers not horrible, just bad

The Census Bureau shared better than expected news this morning.

The Bureau released the numbers on how many Americans lived in poverty last year. It was expected these numbers would show more people live in poverty now than in the 1960s.

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Research
10:00 am
Tue September 11, 2012

Census to release poverty numbers showing America likely back at 1965 levels

Credit Michael Newman / flickr

Tomorrow the Census Bureau will release estimates on how many Americans were living in poverty during 2011. Back in July there were stories about how this report is likely to be seriously depressing.

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