According to federal definitions, the amount of Americans in poverty has fallen slightly in the past couple years based on census data announced this morning.

But some experts say that more people are actually experiencing economic hardship, and that alternative ways to measure poverty tell a different story.

For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Mark Rank, Social Welfare Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

According to federal definitions, the amount of Americans in poverty has fallen slightly in the past couple years based on census data announced this morning.
But some experts say that more people are actually experiencing economic hardship, and that alternative ways to measure poverty tell a different story.
For more on this, KCBS Radio news anchor Holly Quan spoke with Mark Rank, Social Welfare Professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

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