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Census data: Conn., LI still not recovering from recession

U.S. Census Bureau

The US Census Bureau is releasing data from its annual American Community Survey on Thursday morning.  It shows a region still not recovering from the recession and housing bust of 2008.  WSHU's Charles Lane on Long Island and Craig LeMoult in Connecticut had a look at the data and have this report.

Click the tabs below to see interactive maps created by the Connecticut State Data Center illustrating what the new Census information says about child poverty, health insurance coverage, food stamps, and public assistance in nine Connecticut cities.


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Charles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.
Craig LeMoult is a reporter for NPR Member station WGBH.