45 Million Americans Still Stuck Below Poverty Line: Census
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NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 28: A homeless man is viewed in Penn Station on January 28, 2014 in New York City. Over 3,000 volunteers canvased parks, subways, bus stations and other public spaces early Tuesday morning as part of the New York City Department of Homeless Services annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE), where it tries to gain an accurate estimate of the city’s homeless population. The study is part of the federally required Point-In-Time survey, which serves as a snapshot o | Spencer Platt via Getty Images
Despite five years of economic recovery, poverty is still stubbornly high in America.
More than 45 million people, or 14.5 percent of all Americans, lived below the poverty line last year, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. The percentage of Americans in poverty fell from 15 percent in 2012, the biggest such decline since the year 2000. But the level of poverty is still higher than 12.3 percent in 2006, before the recession began.
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