A new U.S. Census report provides context for the poverty rate in Vermont. Jack Hoffman, of the Public Assets Institute talks with Vermont Edition about the figures.

Vermont likely will exceed its previous return rate on U.S. census forms -- but the state still lags behind the nation as a whole.

The U.S. Census Bureau has launched a 100-day road tour to encourage residents of New England and upstate New York to complete the 2010 census as officials worry that some immigrants may ignore the forms.