The poverty rates in the Capital Region's counties remained below the state and national levels in 2011, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Rensselaer County's poverty rate dipped to 11.5 percent from 14.5 percent in 2010.

But in three instances, the county poverty rates went up from 2010 to 2011. Albany's rate rose to 13.8 percent from 13.7 percent; Saratoga County went to 6.8 percent from 6.5 percent and Schenectady to 14.4 percent from 11.3 percent.

Poverty Rate

U.S. 15.9%

New York state 16.0%

Counties

Schenectady - 14.4%
Albany ------- 13.8%
Rensselaer -- 11.5%
Saratoga ----- 6.8%



Cities and towns

Schenectady 28.3%
Albany ----- 25.5%
Colonie ---- 10.8%



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2011 One-year estimates

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If not for the Renaissance occurring right now, before our very eyes...

It would probably be like 40%, maybe even more!

Quoted from JackBauer

If not for the Renaissance occurring right now, before our very eyes...

It would probably be like 40%, maybe even more!

don't you mean 47%

the poverty rate guarantees cheap labor....esp in healthcare

a bunch of cheap service workers for service to the 6%'ers.....I think occupy had it all wrong, especially in the math