Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Data from the U.S. Census
The nation’s official poverty rate in 2008 was 13.2 percent, up from 12.5 percent in 2007. There were 39.8 million people in poverty in 2008, up from 37.3 million in 2007.
Meanwhile, the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 45.7 million in 2007 to 46.3 million in 2008, while the percentage remained unchanged at 15.4 percent.
These findings are contained in the report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008
