Total Number of Movers Falls Over 5 Year Period, Number of Poor Movers Increases

(Number of People in Thousands)

Year                            2005/06           2006/07           2007/08           2008/09           2009/10

Total Movers               39,837             38,681             35,197             37,105             37,540

% Increase                                           -2.9%               -9%                  5.4%                1.2%

Below Poverty Line    8,888               8,777               8,376               9,283               10,096

% Increase                                           -1.2%               -4.6%               10.8%              8.8%

Sources: US Census Bureau. (May 2011). Current Population Survey Data on Geographical Mobility/Migration. Various years. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/hhes/migration/data/cps.html