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Historical Poverty Tables - People


Table 1Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds for Families of Specified Sized: 1959 to 2006
Table 2Poverty Status, by Family Relationship, Race, and Hispanic Origin
Table 3Poverty Status, by Age, Race and Hispanic Origin
Table 4Poverty Status Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 2006
Table 5Percent of People by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level
Table 6People Below 125 Percent of Poverty Level and the Near Poor
Table 7Poverty, by Sex
Table 8Poverty, by Residence
Table 9Poverty, by Region
Table 10Related Children in Female Householder Families, by Poverty Status
Table 11Related Children as a Proportion of the Poverty Population, by Race and Hispanic Origin
Table 12People 65 Years and Over with Incomes Below 125% of the Poverty Threshold, and the Near Poor, by Race
Table 13Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate: 1959 to 2006
Table 14Distribution of the Poor by Race and Hispanic Origin
Table 15Age Distribution of the Poor
Table 16Distribution of the Poor, by Age and Race
Table 17Distribution of the Poor, by Region
Table 18Workers as a Proportion of All Poor People
Table 19Percent of People in Poverty, by State
Table 20Poverty Status of Related Children under 6 years of Age
Table 21Number of Poor and Poverty Rate, by State
Table 22Number of People Below 50 Percent of Poverty Level
Table 23People in Poverty by Nativity
Table 24Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate by Race and Hispanic Origin Using 3-Year Averages
Table 25Work Experience and Poverty Status for People 16 Years Old and Over: 1987 to 2005
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division