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Historical Poverty Tables
Table 5. Percent of People By Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1970 to 2006
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All people
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Year 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00
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2006........ 5.2 8.5 12.3 16.8 21.3 25.8 30.5
2005........ 5.4 8.6 12.6 16.8 21.5 26.1 31.0
2004 14/.... 5.4 8.6 12.7 17.1 21.6 26.6 31.3
2003........ 5.3 8.5 12.5 16.9 21.7 26.5 31.1
2002........ 4.9 8.1 12.1 16.5 21.4 26.1 30.5
2001........ 4.8 7.8 11.7 16.1 20.8 25.6 30.2
2000 12/.... 4.5 7.5 11.3 15.6 20.2 24.9 29.3
1999 11/.... 4.7 7.9 11.9 16.3 21.1 25.8 30.3
1998........ 5.1 8.5 12.7 17.0 21.5 26.0 30.8
1997........ 5.4 9.0 13.3 17.8 22.5 27.2 32.1
1996........ 5.4 9.3 13.7 18.5 23.4 28.5 33.5
1995........ 5.3 9.3 13.8 18.5 23.5 28.6 33.6
1994........ 5.9 10.1 14.5 19.3 24.3 29.3 34.3
1993 10/... 6.2 10.5 15.1 20.0 25.0 30.3 35.2
1992 9/... 6.1 10.2 14.8 19.7 24.5 29.4 34.4
1991 8/... 5.6 9.7 14.2 18.9 23.8 28.7 33.5
1990........ 5.2 9.1 13.5 18.0 22.7 27.6 32.3
1989........ 4.9 8.4 12.8 17.3 22.0 26.6 31.4
1988........ 5.2 8.8 13.0 17.5 22.2 26.8 31.7
1987 7/... 5.2 9.0 13.4 17.9 22.3 26.9 31.7
1986........ 5.3 9.4 14.0 18.7 23.9 28.9 33.9
1985........ 5.2 9.4 13.6 18.7 23.9 28.9 33.9
1984........ 5.5 9.7 14.4 19.4 24.3 29.3 34.6
1983 6/... 5.9 10.2 15.2 20.3 25.6 30.8 36.1
1982........ 5.6 10.1 15.0 20.3 25.5 30.9 36.6
1981 5/... 4.9 9.1 14.0 19.3 24.7 30.1 35.7
1980........ 4.4 8.3 13.0 18.1 23.1 28.4 33.9
1979 4/..... 3.8 7.3 11.7 16.4 21.1 26.1 31.3
1978........ 3.6 6.9 11.4 15.8 20.5 25.9 31.0
1977........ 3.5 7.0 11.6 16.7 21.8 27.2 32.7
1976........ 3.3 7.0 11.8 16.7 22.2 27.8 33.5
1975........ 3.7 7.3 12.3 17.6 23.3 28.8 34.6
1974 3/..... (NA) (NA) 11.2 16.5 21.6 (NA) (NA)
1973........ (NA) (NA) 11.1 15.8 20.7 (NA) (NA)
1972........ (NA) (NA) (NA) 16.8 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1971 2/..... (NA) (NA) (NA) 17.8 (NA) (NA) (NA)
1970........ (NA) (NA) (NA) 17.6 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Table 5. Percent of People By Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1970 to 2006
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People age 65 years and over
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Year 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00
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2006........ 2.5 5.1 9.4 15.6 22.4 29.0 35.6
2005........ 2.6 5.0 10.1 16.7 23.6 30.7 36.8
2004 14/.... 2.6 5.0 9.8 16.5 23.9 31.4 37.9
2003........ 2.6 4.9 10.2 16.9 24.6 32.2 38.7
2002........ 2.2 4.6 10.4 16.9 24.6 32.1 38.4
2001........ 2.2 4.5 10.1 16.6 24.2 31.3 38.2
2000 12/.... 2.3 4.5 9.9 16.7 24.1 31.4 37.4
1999 11/.... 2.1 4.1 9.7 15.7 22.8 29.5 35.9
1998........ 2.3 4.7 10.5 16.8 23.7 30.3 37.2
1997........ 2.2 4.6 10.5 17.0 23.9 31.9 38.7
1996........ 2.1 4.9 10.8 18.4 25.2 33.0 40.2
1995........ 1.9 4.7 10.5 17.7 25.3 32.5 39.6
1994........ 2.5 5.6 11.7 18.7 26.3 33.8 41.2
1993 10/... 2.4 5.6 12.2 19.7 27.4 35.2 42.0
1992 9/... 2.3 5.6 12.9 20.5 27.7 34.6 41.5
1991 8/... 2.2 5.2 12.4 19.7 26.8 33.9 40.4
1990........ 2.1 5.2 12.2 19.0 26.3 33.2 39.2
1989........ 2.0 4.6 11.4 19.1 27.2 34.3 40.5
1988........ 1.9 4.7 12.0 20.0 27.5 33.9 40.4
1987 7/... 1.9 5.3 12.5 20.2 27.4 33.6 40.3
1986........ 2.1 4.7 12.4 20.5 28.0 34.5 40.8
1985........ 2.0 5.0 12.6 20.9 28.6 35.7 42.0
1984........ 1.7 4.6 12.4 21.2 29.1 36.1 42.6
1983 6/... 2.2 5.3 13.8 22.0 29.5 36.9 43.5
1982........ 2.5 6.0 14.6 23.7 31.8 39.2 46.0
1981 5/... 2.0 6.3 15.3 25.2 33.7 40.8 48.0
1980........ 2.1 6.3 15.7 25.7 34.4 42.1 49.2
1979 4/..... 2.4 6.6 15.2 24.7 32.9 41.0 48.2
1978........ 1.7 5.3 14.0 23.4 32.4 40.6 47.3
1977........ 1.7 5.4 14.1 24.5 34.2 42.7 50.0
1976........ 1.9 5.8 15.0 25.0 34.0 42.5 49.7
1975........ 2.0 5.7 15.3 25.4 35.0 42.8 50.3
1974 3/..... (NA) (NA) 14.6 25.9 35.1 (NA) (NA)
1973........ (NA) (NA) 16.3 26.8 35.7 (NA) (NA)
1972........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1971 2/..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1970........ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
