A sign marks the vehicle of a census enumerator during Census training in Dummerston, Vt. , Tuesday, May 19, 2009. More than 60,000 Americans were hired in April by the Census Bureau to help update its master address file, a key component in the 2010 Census and the first major task in what will be the largest peacetime mobilization of civilian workers. Canvassers carry hand-held computers with global positioning system capabilities to record data. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

A sign marks the vehicle of a census enumerator during Census training in Dummerston, Vt. , Tuesday, May 19, 2009. More than 60,000 Americans were hired in April by the Census Bureau to help update its master address file, a key component in the 2010 Census and the first major task in what will be the largest peacetime mobilization of civilian workers. Canvassers carry hand-held computers with global positioning system capabilities to record data.

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  2. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: People walk by housing in a struggling section of town September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
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  5. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Paul Conway, who sells newspapers, said 'people are sucking wind' when asked about his customers financial well being September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  6. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Drew Hall stands in the door of his struggling hip-hop themed business September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  7. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Tom Popper, who is homeless, waits for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission to open on September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  8. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Chairs are stacked against the wall at a soup kitchen inside the Bridgeport Rescue Mission September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Due to a surge in people using their services, the mission has stated that they will not have enough food to meet all requests for food assistance this week. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
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  10. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Nicholas Piellucci unpacks food pantry donations to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Due to a surge in people using their services, the mission has stated that they will not have enough food to meet all requests for food assistance this week According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  11. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: People enter a fast food restaurant advertising inexpensive meals on September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  12. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: A shelf in the food pantry at the Bridgeport Rescue Mission is nearly empty after an surge of residents using the mission`s facilities on September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.
  13. BRIDGEPORT, CT - SEPTEMBER 30: Drew Hall (L) and his father, also Drew Hall, open their struggling hip-hop themed store September 30, 2009 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. According to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Connecticut residents fell into poverty at a rate higher than any other state in the country last year. While statistically it is still one of the wealthiest states in the country, there are now 314,806 residents of Connecticut living below the federal poverty line, up from 268,880 in 2007. In Bridgeport, a struggling former manufacturing city, the poverty rate was 21.6 percent.

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