Child poverty rate highest since 1998 RICHMOND, VA – The number of Virginians living in poverty in 2010 grew by 7.4 percent over 2009, and 16 percent since 2007 according to new data released today by the U.S. Census. That puts the total number of Virginians living with incomes below the federal poverty line,...
New Census numbers highlight impacts of recession in Virginia September 13, 2011 RICHMOND – The number of Virginians living with incomes so low that they cannot support their families above the poverty line has increased substantially since the recession, according to preliminary state figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the...