The typical middle class household saw its income fall by 1.4% during the economic downturn. But in 21 states and the District of Columbia, income rose between 2007 and 2010.
Guess where most people in poverty live? Hint: It's not in the inner cities or rural America.

It's official. The first decade of the 21st century will go down in the history books as a step back for the American middle class.