1. POVERTY
By: Kaitlyn Karren

2. In 2009, the family poverty rate was 11.1
percent.

4. The number of people in poverty in 2009 is
the largest number in the 51 years for
which poverty estimates are available.

5. The poverty rate and the number in poverty
increased across all types of families:
married-couple families; female only head
of household families and male only head
of household families.