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Census offers new snapshot of Mass. income, poverty

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A new federal report shows that roughly 9% of Massachusetts residents are in poverty, a rate that it describes as being "significantly lower" than in 20 other states and the nation as a whole and "significantly higher" than eight peer states.

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    A new federal report shows that roughly 9% of Massachusetts residents are in poverty, a rate that it describes as being "significantly lower" than in 20 other states and the nation as a whole and "significantly higher" than eight peer states.

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