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National nalysis ` In`2011,`46`million`Americans`lived`below`the`federal`poverty`line,`according`to`the`U.S.`Census`Bureau.`The`poverty`income`line`for`a`family`of`four`in`2011`was`$22,350`per`year.`` The`number`of`poor`Americans`in`2011`was`nearly`10`million`more`than`the`total`population`of`California`(37`million),`the`most`populous`state.`` The`total`population`of`the`24`smallest`states`is`roughly`equal`to`the`number`of`poor`Americans`of`all`ages`in`2011.`` The`national`poverty`rate`for`children,`21.9percent`in`2011,`is`higher`than`for`the`general`population,`15`percent,`while`the`poverty`rate`of`8.7`percent`for`seniors`65`and`older`is`considerably`lower.` Regional`poverty`rates`are`highest`in`the`South`(16.3`percent)`and`the`West`(15.8`percent);`the`rates`are`lowest`in`the`East`(12.8`percent)`and`the`Midwest`(13.8`percent).` Nationally,`poverty`has`been`on the`rise`since`2000,with`a`slight`mod-eration`in`2005`and`2006`before`the`Great`Recession`of`2007-08.`` Over`the`past`decade,`from`2001`to`2011,`poverty`increased`nation-ally`by`28.2`percent.`Every`region`also`saw`poverty`increase`over`the`

decade.In`the`Western`region, however,`poverty`fell`slightly`between`2001`and`2006,`but`then`rose`sharply`between`2006`and`2011.`

Regional nalysis ` Regional`poverty`rates`in`2011`were`the`lowest`in`the`East`12.8`percentcompared`to`15`percent`nationally.` State`poverty`varied`in`the`East`from`16`percent`in`New`York`to`7.6`percent`in`New`Hampshire.`` Child`poverty`rates`in`the`East`were`the`highest`in`New`York`(23.2percent)`and`the`lowest`in`New`Hampshire`(9.4`percent).`` Poverty`doubled`in`Delaware`between`2001`and`2011,`while`poverty`in`New`York`increased`just`12.7`percent`between`2001`and`2011.` In`Massachusetts,`poverty`rates`fell`11.7`percent`during`the`years,`2006`to`2011.`It`was`the`only`state`to`post`a`decline`in`the`years`that`include`the`recession`and`post-recession`years.`Maine,`New`Hampshire,`New`York`and`Vermont`had`declines`in`poverty`between`2001`and`2006,`but`could`not`sustain`the`declines`in`the`following`ve`years.`

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys,

Annual Social and Economic Supplements, http://www.census.

gov/hhes/www/poverty/publ ications/pubs-c ps.html

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u.S. PovErTy rATE, 1995-2011

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National nalysis ` In`2011,`46`million`Americans`lived`below`the`federal`poverty`line,`according`to`the`U.S.`Census`Bureau.`The`poverty`income`line`for`a`family`of`four`in`2011`was`$22,350`per`year.`` The`number`of`poor`Americans`in`2011`was`nearly`10`million`more`than`the`total`population`of`California`(37`million),`the`most`

populous`state.`` The`total`population`of`the`24`smallest`states`is`roughly`equal`to`the`number`of`poor`Americans`of`all`ages`in`2011.`` The`national`poverty`rate`for`children, 21.9`percent`in`2011, is`higher`than`for`the`general`population,`15`percent,`while`the`poverty`rate`of`8.7`percent`for`seniors`65`and`older`is`considerably`lower.` Regional`poverty`rates`are`highest`in`the`South`(16.3`percent)`and`the`West`(15.8`percent);`the`rates`are`lowest`in`the`East`(12.8`percent)`and`the`Midwest`(13.8`percent).` Nationally,`poverty`has`been`on`the`rise`since`2000,with`a`slight`mod-eration`in`2005`and`2006`before`the`Great`Recession`of`2007-08.`` Over`the`past`decade,`from`2001`to`2011,`poverty`increased`nation-ally`by`28.2`percent.`Every`region`also`saw`poverty`increase`over`the`

decade.In`the`Western`region,`however,`poverty`fell slightly`between`2001`and`2006,`but`then`rose`sharply`between`2006`and`2011.`

Regional nalysis ` The`regional`poverty`rate`in`2011`for`people`of`all`ages`in`the`Midwest`was`13.8`percent.`Childrens`poverty`was`higher`at`20.4`percent,`while`poverty`among`seniors`65`and`older`in`the`Midwest`was`7.3`percent.` State`poverty`varied`in`the`Midwest`from`15.6`percent`in`Indiana`

to`9.9`percent`in`North`Dakota.`` Child`poverty`rates`in`the`Midwest`were`the`highest`in`Indiana`(24`percent)`and`the`lowest`in`North`Dakota`(12.2`percent).`` All`the`Midwestern`states`posted`single`digit`poverty`rates`for`seniors`65`and`older,`ranging`from`8.9`percent`in`Ohio`to`just`4`percent`in`Wisconsin.`` Poverty`rates`rose`in`all`the`Midwestern`states`between`2001`and`2011,`except`for`North`Dakota,`where`poverty`fell`28.3`percent,`thebiggest`decline`of`any`state.`The`mining`boom`is`probably`respon-sible`for`this`economic`good`news.`` Poverty`rose`only`8.5`percent`in`Nebraska,`with`all`the`other`Mid-west`states`posting`increases`between`35`percent`in`Minnesota`and83`percent`in`Indiana.`

trends in Poverty

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys,

Annual Social and Economic Supplements, http://www.census.

gov/hhes/www/poverty/publ ications/pubs-c ps.html

u.s. Poverty rate, 1995-2011

Note: Shae areas inicate recession periosMarch 2001 to November 2001 an december2007 to June 2009, accoring to the NationaBureau of Economic Research.

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National nalysis ` In`2011,`46`million`Americans`lived`below`the`federal`poverty`line,`according`to`the`U.S.`Census`Bureau.`The`poverty`income`line`for`a`family`of`four`in`2011`was`$22,350`per`year.`` The`number`of`poor`Americans`in`2011`was`nearly`10`million`more`than`the`total`population`of`California`(37`million),`the`most`

populous`state.`` The`total`population`of`the`24`smallest`states`is`roughly`equal`to`the`number`of`poor`Americans`of`all`ages`in`2011.`` The`national`poverty`rate`for`children,`21.9percent`in`2011,`is`higher`than`for`the`general`population,`15`percent,`while`the`poverty`rate`of`8.7`percent`for`seniors`65`and`older`is`considerably`lower.` Regional`poverty`rates`are`highest`in`the`South`(16.3`percent)`and`the`West`(15.8`percent);`the`rates`are`lowest`in`the`East`(12.8`percent)`and`the`Midwest`(13.8`percent).` Nationally,`poverty`has`been`on the`rise`since`2000,with`a`slight`mod-eration`in`2005`and`2006`before`the`Great`Recession`of`2007-08.`` Over`the`past`decade,`from`2001`to`2011,`poverty`increased`nation-ally`by`28.2`percent.`Every`region`also`saw`poverty`increase`over`the`

decade.In`the`Western`region, however,`poverty`fell`slightly`between`2001`and`2006,`but`then`rose`sharply`between`2006`and`2011.`

Regional nalysis ` The`regional`poverty`rate`in`2011`for`people`of`all`ages`in`the`South`was`16.3`percent,`the`highest`of`the`four`regions.`` The`poverty`rate`for`children`was`also`the`highest`in`the`South,`with`one`in`four`children`living`below`the`federal`poverty`line.`Among`seniors`65`and`older`in`the`South`in`2011,`10.1`percent`

were`poor.`` State`poverty`in`2011`ranged`in`the`South`from`21.1`percent`in`Louisiana`to`11.4`percent`in`Virginia.`` Children`in`Louisiana`were`most`likely`to`be`poor;`the`child`pover-ty`rate`was`31`percent`in`2011.`Southern`children`were`least`likely`to`be`poor`in`Virginia.`Virginias`child`poverty`rate`of`14.6`percent`was`the`only`child`poverty`rate`below`20`percent`in`the`South.`` From`2001`to`2011,`poverty`rates`in`Alabama,`Mississippi`and`Oklahoma`declined.`That`may`be`because`these`states`were`al-ready`among`the`poorest`in`the`nation`before`the`recession,`so`the`recession`may`not`have`hit`them`as`severely.`

trends in Poverty

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys,

Annual Social and Economic Supplements, http://www.census.

gov/hhes/www/poverty/publ ications/pubs-c ps.html

u.s. Poverty rate, 1995-2011

Nt: a aas inicat cssin pisMac 2001 t Nvmb 2001 an dcmb2007 t Jn 2009, accing t t NatinaBa ecnmic rsac.

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facts & figs

National nalysis ` In`2011,`46`million`Americans`lived`below`the`federal`poverty`line,`according`to`the`U.S.`Census`Bureau.`The`poverty`income`line`for`a`family`of`four`in`2011`was`$22,350`per`year.`` The`number`of`poor`Americans`in`2011`was`nearly`10`million`more`than`the`total`population`of`California`(37`million),`the`most`

populous`state.`` The`total`population`of`the`24`smallest`states`is`roughly`equal`to`the`number`of`poor`Americans`of`all`ages`in`2011.`` The`national`poverty`rate`for`children, 21.9`percent`in`2011, is`higher`than`for`the`general`population,`15`percent,`while`the`poverty`rate`of`8.7`percent`for`seniors`65`and`older`is`considerably`lower.` Regional`poverty`rates`are`highest`in`the`South`(16.3`percent)`and`the`West`(15.8`percent);`the`rates`are`lowest`in`the`East`(12.8`percent)`and`the`Midwest`(13.8`percent).` Nationally,`poverty`has`been`on`the`rise`since`2000,with`a`slight`mod-eration`in`2005`and`2006`before`the`Great`Recession`of`2007-08.`` Over`the`past`decade,`from`2001`to`2011,`poverty`increased`nation-ally`by`28.2`percent.`Every`region`also`saw`poverty`increase`over`the`

decade.In`the`Western`region,`however,`poverty`fell slightly`between`2001`and`2006,`but`then`rose`sharply`between`2006`and`2011.`

Regional nalysis ` The`regional`poverty`rate`in`2011`for`people`of`all`ages`in`the`Westwas`15.8`percent.`Without`California,`which`has`more`than`half`theWests`population,`the`overall`poverty`rate`was`14.6`percent.`` Poverty`rates`in`the`West`are`highest`among`children`and`lowest`among`seniors,`as`in`the`rest`of`the`nation.``The`poverty`rate`for`

children`in`the`West`is`about`half`again`higher`than`the`general`population`and`the`poverty`rate`for`seniors`is`about`half`that`of`the`general`population,`whether`California`is`included`or`excludedfrom`the`regional`statistics.`` State`poverty`in`the`West`ranged`from`22.2`percent`in`New`Mexicoto`10.7`percent`in`Wyoming.`` Child`poverty`rates`in`the`West`ranged`from`31.8`percent`in`New`Mexico`to`12.7`percent`in`Wyoming.`` Poverty`rates`increased`in`all`Western`states`from`2001`to`2011.`Poverty`more`than`doubled`in`Nevada,`rising`by`118.3`percent,`the`biggest`increase`in`the`U.S.`` Poverty`in`several`Western`states`did`not`increase`consistent`with`the`national`trend.`Poverty`rates`remained`about`the`same`in`

Hawaii`and`Utah`in`2011`compared`to`2001,`up`just`6.1`and`4.8`percent`respectively.`

trends in Poverty

Sc: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys,

Annual Social and Economic Supplements, http://www.census.

gov/hhes/www/poverty/publ ications/pubs-c ps.html

u.s. Poverty rate, 1995-2011

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Sttb (ntsnds) Pcnt Pcnt Pcnt 2001 2006 2001-2006

2006-2011

2001-2011

untd Stts 46,247 15 21.9 8.7 11.7 12.3 5.1 22.0 28.2

EAST REGION

Cnnctct 356 10.1 14.5 7 7.3 8 9.6 26.3 38.4

Dlw 123 13.7 22.6 7.4 6.7 9.3 38.8 47.3 104.5

mn 178 13.4 18.2 8.2 10.3 10.2 -1.0 31.4 30.1mylnd 537 9.3 11.5 7.2 7.2 8.4 16.7 10.7 29.2

msscstts 688 10.6 13.6 8.9 8.9 12 34.8 -11.7 19.1

w hps 99 7.6 9.4 4.4 6.5 5.4 -16.9 40.7 16.9

w Jsy 988 11.4 17.9 5.4 8.1 8.8 8.6 29.5 40.7

w Yk 3,085 16 23.2 11.5 14.2 14 -1.4 14.3 12.7

Pnnsyln 1,604 12.6 17.5 8.8 9.6 11.3 17.7 11.5 31.3

rd islnd 139 13.4 18.2 7.2 9.6 10.5 9.4 27.6 39.6

vnt 71 11.6 18 9.1 9.7 7.8 -19.6 48.7 19.6

Regional total 7,868 12.8 18.1 8.8 10.3 11.4 10.7 12.3 24.3

MIDWEST REGION

illns 1,807 14.2 20.1 8 10.1 10.6 5.0 34.0 40.6

indn 989 15.6 24 6.8 8.5 10.6 24.7 47.2 83.5

iw 315 10.4 14 6.1 7.4 10.3 39.2 1.0 40.5

Knss 402 14.3 22.1 7.2 10.1 12.8 26.7 11.7 41.6

mcgn 1,449 15 23.2 8 9.4 13.3 41.5 12.8 59.6

mnnst 528 10 13.8 6.8 7.4 8.2 10.8 22.0 35.1

bsk 187 10.2 15 5.5 9.4 10.2 8.5 0.0 8.5

t Dkt 67 9.9 12.2 6.7 13.8 11.4 -17.4 -13.2 -28.3

o 1,708 15.1 21.7 8.9 10.5 12.1 15.2 24.8 43.8

St Dkt 117 14.5 22.8 5.9 8.4 10.7 27.4 35.5 72.6

Wscnsn 743 13.1 21.4 4 7.9 10.1 27.8 29.7 65.8

Regional total 8,312 13.8 20.4 7.3 9.3 11.2 20.4 23.2 48.4

SOUTH REGION

alb 732 15.4 22.6 8.3 15.9 14.3 -10.1 7.7 -3.1

aknss 545 18.7 25.9 11.2 17.8 17.7 -0.6 5.6 5.1

fld 2,822 14.9 22.3 9.4 12.7 11.5 -9.4 29.6 17.3

g 1,783 18.4 24.8 8.4 12.9 12.6 -2.3 46.0 42.6

Kntcky 689 16 24 9 12.6 16.8 33.3 -4.8 27.0

sn 947 21.1 31 14.7 16.2 17 4.9 24.1 30.2msssspp 510 17.4 24.6 9.8 19.3 20.6 6.7 -15.5 -9.8

mss 910 15.4 23.9 7 9.7 11.4 17.5 35.1 58.8

t Cln 1,459 15.4 24.1 10.2 12.5 13.8 10.4 11.6 23.2

okl 522 13.9 21.4 7 15.1 15.2 0.7 -8.6 -7.9

St Cln 874 19 27.3 14.3 15.1 11.2 -25.8 69.6 25.8

Tnnss 1,030 16.3 24 12.1 14.1 14.9 5.7 9.4 15.6

Txs 4,458 17.4 25.8 11.2 14.9 16.4 10.1 6.1 16.8

vgn 907 11.4 14.6 9.5 8 8.6 7.5 32.6 42.5

Wst vgn 318 17.5 25.2 6.8 16.4 15.3 -6.7 14.4 6.7

Regional total 18,506 16.3 24 10.1 13.6 14 2.9 16.4 19.9

WEST REGION

alsk 83 11.7 16.7 * 8.5 8.9 4.7 31.5 37.6

azn 1,128 17.2 25.2 7.2 14.6 14.4 -1.4 19.4 17.8

Cln 6,352 16.9 24.3 8.2 12.6 12.2 -3.2 38.5 34.1

Cld 661 13.2 16.1 7.3 8.7 9.7 11.5 36.1 51.7

hw 162 12.1 16.3 7 11.4 9.2 -19.3 31.5 6.1

id 248 15.7 23 8.5 11.5 9.5 -17.4 65.3 36.5

mntn 163 16.5 25.7 7.7 13.3 13.5 1.5 22.2 24.1

d 414 15.5 20.6 9.2 7.1 9.5 33.8 63.2 118.3

w mxc 451 22.2 31.8 9.6 18 16.9 -6.1 31.4 23.3

ogn 553 14.4 21.7 5.4 11.8 11.8 0.0 22.0 22.0

ut 309 11 14.5 7.9 10.5 9.3 -11.4 18.3 4.8

Wsngtn 854 12.5 19.2 5.5 10.7 8 -25.2 56.3 16.8

Wyng 60 10.7 12.7 * 8.7 10 14.9 7.0 23.0

Regional total 11,438 15.8 22.5 7.7 12.1 11.6 -4.1 36.2 30.6

Regional total

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