Signs of a growing divide between rich and poor can be seen in places such as the upscale Miami suburb of Miami Shores, where nannies gather with their charges at a playground nestled between the township's sprawling golf course and soccer fields. The locale is a far cry from where many of them live.

About 20.5 million Americans, or 6.7 percent of the US population, make up the poorest poor, defined as those at 50 percent or less of the official poverty level. Those living in deep poverty represent nearly half of the 46.2 million people scraping by below the poverty line. In 2010, the poorest poor meant an income of $5,570 or less for an individual and $11,157 for a family of four.

That 6.7 percent share is the highest in the 35 years that the Census Bureau has maintained such records, surpassing previous highs in 2009 and 1993 of just over 6 percent.

美国极贫人口的比例升至历史新高——15个人中就有1个人极度贫困。这些极贫人口广泛地分布在大都市各个地区中，因为大都市的房市崩溃迫使许多住在市中心贫民区的穷人搬到了郊区和其他边远地区，减少了他们的工作机会和收入。

新的统计数据勾勒出在失业率居高不下的美国，富人和穷人之间反差强烈赤裸裸的现实。将于一周后首次发布的经济数据显示，有更多的西班牙裔人口、老人和劳动年龄贫困人口已陷入赤贫。

总体而言，这些数据突出表明经济衰退的影响已经进一步深入到美国主体，无论是广度还是范围。

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