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Aug 27, 2008 11:06 am US/Eastern

N.H. Has Lowest Poverty Rate In U.S.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ―

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New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of people living in poverty in the nation.

The U.S. Census Bureau says more than 90,200 Granite state residents lived below the poverty line in 2007. That number represents about 7.1 percent of the state's population.

New Hampshire also has the lowest number of children living below the poverty line.

The state also has the sixth highest median household income in the country with residents earning a median salary of more than $62,000.

The data was released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.