10 Places Where Retirees Live in Poverty

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Below the poverty line

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Nationwide, 9 percent of the senior-citizen population lived in poverty in 2010, according to Census Bureau data. But in a few U.S. cities, poverty rates among retirees are more than double the national average. Here are the places where the greatest proportion of people age 65 and older are living below the poverty line.