The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses, according to a revised census measure released Wednesday.
There are more New Jerseyans engulfed in poverty than at any point in the last 50 years, according to a new report from Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ).
A new study from The Associated Press finds four out of five people surveyed were jobless, near poverty, or in need of government assistance at some point of their life.
A different way of calculating America's poor by taking into account medical costs and work-related expenses finds a higher total than the government's official count.