California's Poor Exceeds Entire Population Of Colorado

Herbert Hoover only had little towns named after him - Hoovervilles. Obama can claim whole states.

Gather them together and California's poor would outnumber the population of Colorado – and their ranks are growing fast.

Since the start of the recession, 1.1 million additional Californians have fallen into poverty, including 300,000 children, according to new census figures released Wednesday. About 5.6 million Californians live below the poverty line, which is about $22,000 for a family of four.

The state's poverty rate grew from 12.7 percent during 2007 to 14.6 percent during 2008 and finally to 15.3 percent during 2009, the figures show.

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