Sunshine Slate
December 5, 2011
[Washington, DC] The recession of the last couple years put more Florida residents into poverty and resulted in a decrease of median family income in much of the state, the U.S. Census Department reported last Tuesday.
Data on poverty and income show school-aged children took the brunt of the economic downturn, and overall Florida poverty rates increased in 39 of Florida’s 67 counties between 2007 and 2010.