The United States saw the national poverty rate drop from 14.9 percent to 14.6 percent, which shows better fortunes for more of the population in the years since the Great Recession. The decrease comes as median household incomes have risen. As the poverty rate is decreasing, the economy grew at a 3.5 percent increase in the third quarter of 2018.

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As the poverty rate is decreasing, the economy grew at a 3.5 percent increase in the third quarter of 2018.

Nationally, median household incomes rose close to two percent to $57,652. The new five-year American Community Survey shows a comparison between the 2008-2012 period, which includes the 18 months of the most recent recession. It also shows the period between 2013 and 2017 with ongoing economic growth, according to Gloria Guzman, a Census Bureau statistician.

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