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Census Data: 1 in 7 Connecticut Children Lives in Poverty
17 percent more children in the state lived in poverty in 2012 than in 2008, according to U.S. Census data from the American Community Survey.

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17 percent more children in the state lived in poverty in 2012 than in 2008, according to U.S. Census data from the American Community Survey.

17 percent more children in the state lived in poverty in 2012 than in 2008, according to U.S. Census data from the American Community Survey.
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