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Poverty rates declined during most of the 1990s, but they have risen significantly since 2000, even though the economy was in a recovery until 2008. In fact, 7 million more Americans are poor today than in 2000. This is the first time in recent decades that poverty has not declined significantly during an economic recovery.
