Table 13. Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate: 1959 to 2001 (Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year) ______________________________________________________________________ Number of poor Poverty Year families rate for Number of Poverty with female families poor rate for (NSP) with female families families householder householder ______________________________________________________________________ 2001...... 6,813 9.2 3,470 26.4 2000 12/.. 6,400 8.7 3,278 25.4 2000 11/.. 6,222 8.6 3,096 24.7 1999...... 6,676 9.3 3,531 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 2001 (Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year) _____________________________________________________________ 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 _____________________________________________________________ 2001...... 17.7 50.9 14.3 2000 12/.. 17.5 51.2 14.3 2000 11/.. 17.3 49.8 14.3 1999...... 17.6 52.9 14.0 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 Demographic 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