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Profiles (Showing 5 Featured Indicators of full set)

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Average Monthly Food Stamp Recipients (2009)	1,462,000
Food Stamp Recepients, Change Over Time (2007-2009)	22%
Children in Poverty (2007-2008)	16.8%
Median Household Income (2007-2008)	$55,186
Unemployment (2009)	9.8%

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Poverty

Child Poverty Two-Year Moving Averages (2007-2008)

This data shows two-year moving averages.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial censes 1990, 2000 and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates intercensal estimates (other years)

Children in Poverty is the percentage of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold varies by family size.

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Illinois Grantee

Voices for Illinois Children 208 S. LaSalle St.
Suite 1490
Chicago, IL 60604-1103

312-516-5551
mmeighen@voices4kids.org
http://www.voices4kids.org

Melissa Meighen, Director of Communications, Kids Count Director

Voices for Illinois Children works across all issue areas to improve the lives of children of all ages throughout our state so they grow up healthy, happy, safe, loved and well educated

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