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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The cities with the biggest jump in poverty

The poverty rate increased in 70 percent of the nation's cities and towns with populations of at least 20,000, from 1999 to 2005-2007.

Kinston, N.C. 23.0 to 36.6
Milledgeville, Ga. 24.0 to 35.0
Kannapolis, N.C. 10.5 to 21.5
Asheboro, N.C. 15.8 to 26.7
Muskegon, Mich. 20.5 to 31.2
Chester, Pa. 27.2 to 37.8
Portsmouth, Ohio 23.6 to 33.9
Emporia, Kan. 17.9 to 8.1
McMinnville, Ore. 12.9 to 23.0
Dolton village, Ill. 8.4 to 18.3
Myrtle Beach, S.C. 12.0 to 21.9
Charleston, Ill. 30.1 to 40.0

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