Census data: Vt. fared better than many states

Data from a recent release from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Vermont suffered less impact from the national economic downturn than the country at large. The figures show the percentage of Vermonters living below the poverty line was 10.7 percent in 2008 and 11.4 percent in 2009, a change that was within the margin of error, meaning there may or may not have been an actual change.

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