"How sky-high housing costs make California the poorest state"

San Francisco Chronicle | October 1, 2017

California leads the nation once again in a statistic no state wants to boast about. When the cost of living is factored in, the Golden State has the highest poverty rate in the country.

More than 20 percent of its residents struggle to make ends meet, according to recently released census figures. That’s nearly 8 million people.

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