Census: US poverty rate basically unchanged at 15 percent in 2012; record numbers persist By Washington Examiner September 17, 2013 10:03 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — Census: US poverty rate basically unchanged at 15 percent in 2012; record numbers persist. TagsNationNews Related Content Defense Second pilot from downed F-15 jet rescued in Iran, Trump says World Iran strikes Kuwait’s water and power plants, government offices News Maryland state lawmakers move to consider expelling Republican delegate White House White House slaps down rumors Trump is at Walter Reed Defense Trump says ‘many’ Iran military leaders killed in ‘massive’ strike