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Table 13. Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate:
1959 to 2006
(Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year)
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Number of
poor Poverty
Year families rate for
Number of Poverty with female families
poor rate for (NSP) with female
families families householder householder
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2006...... 7,668 9.8 4,087 28.3
2005...... 7,657 9.9 4,044 28.7
2004 14/.. 7,835 10.2 3,962 28.3
2003...... 7,607 10.0 3,856 28.0
2002...... 7,229 9.6 3,613 26.5
2001...... 6,813 9.2 3,470 26.4
2000 12/.. 6,400 8.7 3,278 25.4
1999 11/.. 6,792 9.3 3,559 27.8
1998...... 7,186 10.0 3,831 29.9
1997...... 7,324 10.3 3,995 31.6
1996...... 7,708 11.0 4,167 32.6
1995...... 7,532 10.8 4,057 32.4
1994...... 8,053 11.6 4,232 34.6
1993 10/.. 8,393 12.3 4,424 35.6
1992 9/... 8,144 11.9 4,275 35.4
1991 8/... 7,712 11.5 4,161 35.6
1990...... 7,098 10.7 3,768 33.4
1989...... 6,784 10.3 3,504 32.2
1988...... 6,874 10.4 3,642 33.4
1987 7/... 7,005 10.7 3,654 34.2
1986...... 7,023 10.9 3,613 34.6
1985...... 7,223 11.4 3,474 34.0
1984...... 7,277 11.6 3,498 34.5
1983 6/... 7,647 12.3 3,564 36.0
1982...... 7,512 12.2 3,434 36.3
1981 5/... 6,851 11.2 3,252 34.6
1980...... 6,217 10.3 2,972 32.7
1979 4/... 5,461 9.2 2,645 30.4
1978...... 5,280 9.1 2,654 31.4
1977...... 5,311 9.3 2,610 31.7
1976...... 5,311 9.4 2,543 33.0
1975...... 5,450 9.7 2,430 32.5
1974 3/... 4,922 8.8 2,324 32.1
1973...... 4,828 8.8 2,193 32.2
1972...... 5,075 9.3 2,158 32.7
1971 2/... 5,303 10.0 2,100 33.9
1970...... 5,260 10.1 1,951 32.5
1969...... 5,008 9.7 1,827 32.7
1968...... 5,047 10.0 1,755 32.3
1967 1/... 5,667 11.4 1,774 33.3
1966 ..... 5,784 11.8 1,721 33.1
1965 ..... 6,721 13.9 1,916 38.4
1964 ..... 7,160 15.0 1,822 36.4
1963 ..... 7,554 15.9 1,972 40.4
1962 ..... 8,077 17.2 2,034 42.9
1961 ..... 8,391 18.1 1,954 42.1
1960 ..... 8,243 18.1 1,955 42.4
1959 ..... 8,320 18.5 1,916 42.6
Table 13. Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate:
1959 to 2006
(Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year)
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Poor Nonpoor
Families families families
with female with female with female
Year householder householder householder
as a percent as a percent as a percent
of all of all poor of all non-
families families poor families
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2006...... 18.4 53.3 14.6
2005...... 18.2 52.8 14.4
2004 14/.. 18.2 50.6 14.5
2003...... 18.1 50.7 14.5
2002...... 18.0 50.0 14.6
2001...... 17.7 50.9 14.3
2000 12/.. 17.5 51.2 14.3
1999 11/.. 17.5 52.4 13.9
1998...... 17.9 53.3 13.9
1997...... 17.8 54.6 13.6
1996...... 18.2 54.1 13.8
1995...... 18.0 53.9 13.6
1994...... 17.6 52.6 13.0
1993 10/.. 18.1 52.7 13.3
1992 9/... 17.7 52.5 13.0
1991 8/... 17.4 54.0 12.7
1990...... 17.0 53.1 12.7
1989...... 16.5 51.7 12.5
1988...... 16.5 53.0 12.3
1987 7/... 16.4 52.2 12.1
1986...... 16.2 51.4 11.9
1985...... 16.1 48.1 12.0
1984...... 16.2 48.1 12.0
1983 6/... 16.0 46.6 11.6
1982...... 15.4 45.7 11.2
1981 5/... 15.4 47.5 11.4
1980...... 15.1 47.8 11.3
1979 4/... 14.6 48.4 11.2
1978...... 14.6 50.3 11.1
1977...... 14.4 49.1 10.8
1976...... 13.6 47.9 10.1
1975...... 13.3 44.6 9.9
1974 3/... 13.0 47.2 9.7
1973...... 12.4 45.4 9.2
1972...... 12.2 42.5 9.0
1971 2/... 11.6 39.6 8.5
1970...... 11.5 37.1 8.6
1969...... 10.8 36.5 8.2
1968...... 10.7 34.8 8.0
1967 1/... 10.6 31.3 8.0
1966 ..... 10.5 29.8 7.9
1965 ..... 10.3 28.5 7.3
1964 ..... 10.4 25.4 7.8
1963 ..... 10.2 26.1 7.2
1962 ..... 10.0 25.2 6.8
1961 ..... 9.9 23.3 7.0
1960 ..... 10.1 23.7 7.0
1959 ..... 9.8 23.0 6.8
Footnotes
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Poverty and Health Statistics Branch/HHES Division
U. S. Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20233-8500
(301) 763-3242
