Despite Growth, 45 Million Americans Live Below Poverty Line Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A child sits on a stoop in a working class section of Utica on May 14, 2012 in Utica, New York. The city's individual poverty rate is twice the national average with an unemployment rate of 9.8%. ( Spencer Platt / Getty ) Produced by Kaitlin Roberts Produced by PRI and WNYC