FRAC: Census Bureau Releases New Poverty Data - SNAP Lifting 3.9 Million People Above Poverty Line

From Food Research & Action Center: 

Washington, D.C. – September 12, 2012 – New data (pdf) from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 46.2 million people (15 percent) lived in poverty in 2011, a change not statistically significant from the 2010 poverty rate of 15.1 percent. The report again underscored the importance of key safety net programs in reducing poverty. According to the Census Bureau, 3.9 million people – 1.7 million children – would have been lifted out of poverty if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) benefits were counted as income. 

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