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Incomes were up and poverty was down across America in 2019 — and then COVID-19 hit

Encouraging as it seems, the new Census report is a pretty picture of something that no longer exists.

Employees of Upper Darby stack loose boxes of MRE meals onto a palette so they can be moved into the cafeteria of Drexel Middle School where they will be stored until they can be distributed in Delaware County, on April 21, 2020. PA National Guard delivered upwards of 15,000 meals to Drexel Hill Middle School, to be distributed to food pantries and homeless shelters.
Employees of Upper Darby stack loose boxes of MRE meals onto a palette so they can be moved into the cafeteria of Drexel Middle School where they will be stored until they can be distributed in Delaware County, on April 21, 2020. PA National Guard delivered upwards of 15,000 meals to Drexel Hill Middle School, to be distributed to food pantries and homeless shelters.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer