Photo: #Cassie and Larry Goodwin of Grand Rapids say they couldn't get by without help from the local food shelf. Food shelves throughout north central Minnesota are seeing a spike in usage the past few months.
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Cassie and Larry Goodwin of Grand Rapids say they couldn't get by without help from the local food shelf. Food shelves throughout north central Minnesota are seeing a spike in usage the past few months. (MPR Photo/Tom Robertson)

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The most recent data from the American Community Survey shows 7 cities in Minnesota with poverty rates exceeding 20 percent. Midmorning looks at the growth, and the changing face, of poverty in Minnesota and across the nation.

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