http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-09-22/poverty-census-unemployment/57825200/1"States saw little relief from poverty in the past year, especially among children, the unemployed"
"While the national poverty rate has remained steady at 15.9%, the latest Census data show pockets of increases by geography and among various demographic groups.
The data is also a reflection of the economy's slow recovery and anemic job growth, policy analysts and advocates for the poor say."
Direct reflection of obama and his policies