U.S. Census Bureau

A record number of Americans %u2014 49.1 million %u2014 are poor, based on a new census measure that for the first time takes into account rising medical costs and other expenses. The numbers released Monday are part of a first-ever supplemental poverty measure aimed at providing a fuller picture of poverty.

The U.S. gained between 24 million and 31 million residents in the past decade, according to the Census Bureau's demographic analysis released Monday. And women outnumber men by 1.8 million.

The U.S. Census Bureau put out its annual snapshot of America today, with new measures of household income data and a trove of other demographic goodies. Maryland was the state with the highest median household income ($70,545) in 2008, closely followed by New Jersey and Connecticut. The latter...