DC the highest concentration of "poorest of the poor"

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DC the highest concentration of "poorest of the poor"

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According to 2010 Census Data, Washington DC has the lowest poverty rate for any Metropolitan City in the country, with 8.4%. But it has also has the highest rate of those considered "the poorest of the poor," or people who live at 50% or below of the federal poverty rate.

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