AdvertisementPoverty Declined In 2020, The Result Of Government Aid, Census Bureau ReportsUpdated September 14, 2021Laurel WamsleyfacebookEmailPeople shop in the Brooklyn borough of New York City in May. Poverty declined in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on September 14, 2021.