More Fall Into Poverty

 

The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annual update of state-level poverty rates, household income and health care coverage from the American Community Survey (ACS).

The new data show that the overall poverty rate in Massachusetts, having been stable the past three years, showed a statistically significant increase from 10.3 percent in 2009 to 11.4 percent in 2010. The increase in Massachusetts is similar to the rise in poverty nationwide in 2010 -- the overall U.S. poverty rate rose from 14.3 percent in 2009 to 15.3 percent in 2010.

The new data also show that despite this year’s increase in poverty, Massachusetts continues to rank among the ten states with the lowest overall poverty rates in 2010.

See the Fact Sheet at MassBudget.org…

 

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