U.S. Census Bureau findings on poverty in the United States shows that the number of poor increased to record highs in 2010, with 1 in 6 Americans being considered poor, and 1 in 5 U.S. Children living in poverty.
http://www.nationofchange.org/us-census-shows-1-6-americans-are-poor-and-1-5-children-live-poverty-1316018318