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Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty, Number of Georgians without Health Insurance

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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, […]

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