A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more Americans are living in poverty and more lack health insurance.
The report, called "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009," found the median household income was $49,777, about the same as 2008.
But it found that 43.6 million people were living in poverty, up from 13.2 million the year before, and the official poverty rate grew to 14.3 percent, up from 13.2 percent the year before. It was the third annual increase in a row.
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The number of people without health insurance is also on the rise. It was 50.7 million last year and 46.3 million the year before -- or 16.7 percent versus 15.4 percent.
A sign of the times?