What Do You Know About Poverty in Missouri?
7. The highest poverty rates in the United States can be found in:
b. Correct!
The poverty rate in 2005 for those living inside metropolitan areas (including cities and suburbs) was 12.2 percent while the poverty rate for those outside metropolitan areas was 14.5 percent.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005,
Inside metro areas -
http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/pov/new40_001.htm
Outside metro areas -
http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/pov/new40_004.htm
