1 in 15 people make up the poorest poor in US

Thursday, November 3, 2011 | 12:09 p.m. CDT

WASHINGTON — The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and shriveled jobs and income.

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