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5th District Footprint

March 2011

This issue of 5th District Footprint looks at poverty rates in the region from 2009.

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Poverty Rates in the Fifth District

The geography of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Fifth District covers the poverty dichotomy. Maryland and Virginia have among the lowest poverty rates in the country while West Virginia, the District of Columbia and South Carolina have among the highest.

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Pamela Smith

5th District Footprint

March 2011

In This Issue

Poverty Rates in the Fifth District

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