”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.
Buzz: The number of impoverished Californians fell by 1.6 million in the coronavirus era’s first two years.
Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Report for the three years ended in 2021 vs. pre-coronavirus 2017-2019 for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report offers an expanded tally of Americans living in deep financial stress, based on incomes, government assistance programs and household expenses including local cost of living variances.
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