More than 22 percent of Mississippians lived in poverty last year, making the state the poorest in the nation. New Mexico trailed closely behind with a 20 percent poverty rate, according to updated U.S. Census figures. New Hampshire, Maryland and Alaska had fewer than 10 percent of their populations living in poverty. Overall, 15 percent
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Mississippi has highest poverty rate in nation
More than 22 percent of Mississippians lived in poverty last year, making the state the poorest in the nation. New Mexico trailed closely behind with a 20 percent poverty rate, according to updated U.S. Census figures. New Hampshire, Maryland and Alaska had fewer than 10 percent of their populations living in poverty. Overall, 15 percent
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Mississippi has highest poverty rate in nation