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Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024

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Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024

Table 1. Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds for Families of Specified Size [<1.0 MB]
Table 2. Poverty Status of People by Family Relationship, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]
Table 3. Poverty Status of People and Distribution of the Poor by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]
Table 4. Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]
Table 5. Percent of People by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level for All People and People Age 65 and Over [<1.0 MB]
Table 6. Number and Percent of People at Varying Degrees of Poverty and the Near Poor [<1.0 MB]
Table 7. Poverty of People by Sex [<1.0 MB]
Table 8. Distribution of the Poor by Residence [<1.0 MB]
Table 9. Poverty of People by Region [<1.0 MB]
Table 10. Related Children in Female Householder Families as a Proportion of All Related Children by Poverty Status [<1.0 MB]
Table 11. People 65 and Over with Incomes Below 125 Percent of the Poverty Threshold and the Near Poor by Race [<1.0 MB]
Table 12. Female-Headed Households as a Percent of Families by Poverty Status: 1959 to 2024 [<1.0 MB]
Table 13. Distribution of the Poor by Race and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]
Table 14. Poor Workers 16 Years and Over as a Proportion of Poor People 16 Years and Over [<1.0 MB]
Table 15. Poverty Status of Related Children Under 6 Years of Age [<1.0 MB]
Table 16. People in Poverty by Nativity [<1.0 MB]
Table 17. Work Experience and Poverty Status for People 16 Years Old and Over [<1.0 MB]
Table 18. Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate by Race and Hispanic Origin Using 3-Year Averages [<1.0 MB]
Table 19. Number of Poor and Poverty Rate by State [<1.0 MB]
Table 20. Percent of People in Poverty by State [<1.0 MB]
Table 21. Percent of People in Poverty by State, 3-Year Averages [<1.0 MB]

Note: Due to the implementation of the Vintage 2024 population estimates, comparisons of the estimated change in number of people between 2023 and 2024 reflect both demographic change and methodological updates.

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