More than 760K Tennesseans living in poverty, new census data estimates
New U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate approximately 762,000 Tennesseans lived in poverty last year. This figure represents an increase of about 46,000 people compared to the prior year.
An estimated 762,000 Tennesseans lived in poverty last year, about 46,000 more than the year prior, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
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