The Commerce Department's U.S. Census Bureau today released data on income, poverty and health insurance coverage in 2009.
“Today’s news is sobering, showing that 2009 was a year with increased poverty and rising numbers of uninsured Americans,” said U.S. Commerce Department Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank. “But many expected the news to be worse. Poverty rose less than expected, given the steep rise in unemployment during 2009, and median income was unchanged.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
