New Census data shows only a slight improvement in Wisconsin’s poverty rate from 2006 to 2007. The rate dropped from 11 percent to 10.8 percent. The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families says that means 588,000 residents – including 187,000 children – were living in poverty last year. Charity Eleson is the council’s executive director. She says the frightening thing is that the new data doesn’t take into account the current economic downturn. The U.S. Census Bureau also released information on health insurance. It shows that between 2005 and 2007, 8.8 percent of Wisconsin residents were uninsured for all or part of the year. Only three states had a lower percentage of residents who lacked health insurance.
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