Poverty rate plateaus at one in six rural Americans

One out of every six rural Americans – more than 8.2 million people – lives in poverty, according to a report by the Census Bureau. The rural poverty rate of 16.5 percent for 2014 was not statistically different than the 2013 rate. As usual, the rural rate was higher than the rate in cities, which… » Read More

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