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Gap between rich and poor widens in Virginia in the 1990s
Crowds line up at a day labor office in Richmond as Virginia faces rising income inequality. Census figures show Virginia's inequality grew faster than the national rate in the 1990s, driven by more single parent households and low wages. Officials warn that many Virginians live near or below poverty, with housing costs and utilities consuming a large share of earnings.
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Richmond
Main Street
Joyce
U.S. Census Bureau
Virginia
Census Bureau
John Knapp
Weldon Cooper
Knapp
Jane M. Conroy
The
Virginia Council Against Poverty
Conroy
Council
National
Bureau
Day Labor