09.26.2011 Policy Points

The Rise In “Deep Poverty”

Off the Charts tracks the rise in deep poverty, meaning people with income below half of the federal poverty level, between 2007 and 2010.  Over that period, deep poverty rose in 40 states and the District of Columbia and declined in no states. As a result, 20.4 million Americans experienced deep poverty in 2010.

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