http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/top-ten-states-with-the-worst-inequality_n_853755.html#s269501&title=10_Massachusetts
10. Massachusetts
Gini Coefficient: 0.468
Median Income: $59,373 (8th Highest)
Households Earning $200,000+: 6.56% (4th Highest)
Population Living Below Poverty Line: 10.30% (7th Lowest)
Massachusetts has the fourth-greatest percentage of wealthy residents among all the states and the seventh-lowest percentage of people living below the poverty line. However, according to The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, "incomes for the highest income families in Massachusetts have grown almost five times as fast as those for low-income families and nearly twice as fast as those for middle-income families," over the past two decades. According to the organization, the inequality gap has increased more during this time in Massachusetts than in 47 of the other states.
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