US sees drop in poverty rate; U.S. Census Bureau releases new data for poverty and income in 2018

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  • Author(s): By:Dian Zhang; GateHouse Media;By:Dian Zhang; GateHouse Media
  • Source:
    Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), September 12, 2019 NC News, 5pp
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    • Abstract:
      While the median household income remained stagnant, America’s official poverty rate dropped for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual reports released Tuesday. It was the first time the percentage of Americans living in poverty fell significantly lower than where it was in 2007, the year before the most recent recession...