Nearly 10% of Massachusetts residents are poor, US Census Bureau says
“‘The (supplemental poverty measure) extends the official poverty measure by taking into account many of the government programs designed to assist low-income families and individuals that are not included in the official measure,’ Liana Fox, chief of the Census Bureau’s Poverty Statistics Branch, said. ‘Non-cash benefits such as housing and nutritional assistance are added to pre-tax cash income, and necessary expenses such as taxes, work and medical expenses are subtracted.'”