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What happened when people in this upstate New York town started getting monthly $500 checks – Do you know the poverty rate in Missoula?
December 20, 2021/
The pilot organizers of Hudson’s basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much human potential extra money can unleash.
At 23%, Hudson’s poverty rate is twice the national average.
(The poverty rate in Missoula is 19.8%. One out of every 5.1 residents of Missoula lives in poverty.)
2021 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
| Persons in family/household | Poverty guideline |
|---|---|
| 1 | $12,880 |
| 2 | $17,420 |
| 3 | $21,960 |
| 4 | $26,500 |
