Press Releases & Statements Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty, Number of Georgians without Health Insurance September 13, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The national poverty rate jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010 from 12.5 percent in 2007, the pre-recession rate. In 2010, 46.2 million Americans lived in poverty, the largest number on record according to new Census Bureau data. Poverty for a family of four is defined as income of about $22,000. More alarming, […] Read more » Budget Primer Census Data health health insurance Press Release U.S. Census Bureau
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Georgia Can Promote a Pathway from Poverty to the Middle Class October 19, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff One in five Georgia children live in poverty. This fact sheet provides the latest Census data on poverty in Georgia and recommends an Economic Security Task Force, as well as adequate funding of vital public services. Download the PDF. Read more » Census Data Economic Security Fact Sheet middle class poverty Safety Net
