Contents of POVERTY Table ------------------------- Persons for whom poverty status has been 220845766 CENSUS determined in 1979 Persons for whom poverty status has been 241977859 CENSUS determined in 1989 Persons below poverty level in 1979 27392580 CENSUS Persons below poverty level in 1989 31742864 CENSUS People of all ages in poverty, number 1993 39264811 CENSUS People of all ages in poverty, percent 1993 15.1 CENSUS Persons above poverty level in 1979 193453186 CENSUS Persons above poverty level in 1989 210234995 CENSUS Persons 65 yrs old and over for whom poverty 24154364 CENSUS status has been determined in 1979 Persons 65 yrs old and over for whom poverty 29562647 CENSUS status has been determined in 1989 Persons 65 years old and over below poverty 3581729 CENSUS level in 1979 Persons 65 years old and over below poverty 3780585 CENSUS level in 1989 Persons 65 years old and over above poverty 20572635 CENSUS level in 1979 Persons 65 years old and over above poverty 25782062 CENSUS level in 1989 People under age 18 in poverty, number 1993 15727492 CENSUS People under age 18 in poverty, percent 1993 22.7 CENSUS Related children ages 5 to 17 in families 9814133 CENSUS in poverty, number 1993 Related children ages 5 to 17 in families 20.4 CENSUS in poverty, percent 1993 White persons for whom poverty status 194811704 CENSUS has been determined in 1989 White persons below poverty level in 1989 19025235 CENSUS White persons above poverty level in 1989 175786469 CENSUS Black persons for whom poverty status 28663173 CENSUS has been determined in 1989 Black persons below poverty level in 1979 7648604 CENSUS Black persons below poverty level in 1989 8441429 CENSUS Black persons above poverty level in 1989 20221744 CENSUS American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut for whom poverty 1950915 CENSUS status has been determined in 1989 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut below poverty 603188 CENSUS level in 1989 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut above poverty 1347727 CENSUS level in 1989 Asian or Pacific Islander for whom poverty 7068454 CENSUS status has been determined in 1989 Asian or Pacific Islander below poverty 997196 CENSUS level in 1989 Asian or Pacific Islander above poverty 6071258 CENSUS level in 1989 Hispanic persons for whom poverty status 21388017 CENSUS has been determined in 1989 Hispanic persons below poverty level in 1979 3371134 CENSUS Hispanic persons below poverty level in 1989 5403492 CENSUS Hispanic persons above poverty level in 1989 15984525 CENSUS Families 1980 59190133 CENSUS Families 1990 65049428 CENSUS Families below poverty level in 1979 5670215 CENSUS Families below poverty level in 1989 6487515 CENSUS Families with female householder, no spouse 8205279 CENSUS present in 1980 Families with female householder, no spouse 10381654 CENSUS present in 1990 Families with female householder, no spouse 2484246 CENSUS present below poverty level in 1979 Families with female householder, no spouse 3230201 CENSUS present below poverty level in 1989 Related children under 18 years old for whom 62654136 CENSUS poverty status has been determined in 1979 Related children under 18 years old for whom 62278655 CENSUS poverty status has been determined in 1989 Related children under 18 years old below 10025623 CENSUS poverty level in 1979 Related children under 18 years old below 11161836 CENSUS poverty level in 1989 Related children under 18 years old above 52628513 CENSUS poverty level in 1979 Related children under 18 years old above 51116819 CENSUS poverty level in 1989