AdvertisementU.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still PoorSeptember 10, 2019Pam FesslerfacebookEmailLawrence, Mass., has struggled to find its economic base since the decline of manufacturing. While the city is witnessing pockets of investment, as of August 2019, one-third of Lawrence's children lived in poverty, 36 percent of residents received aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and just over 24 percent of residents lived in poverty. (Getty Images)