Poverty Rate



1959   22.4%

1960   22.2

1961   21.9

1962   21.0

1963   19.5

1964   19.0

1965   17.3

1966   14.7

1967   14.2

1968   12.8

1969   12.1

1970   12.6

1971   12.5

1972   11.9

1973   11.1

1974   11.2

1975   12.3

1976   11.8

1977   11.6

1978   11.4

1979   11.7

1980   13.0

1981   14.0

1982   15.0

1983   15.2

1984   14.4

1985   14.0

1986   13.6

1987   13.4

1988   13.0

1989   12.8

1990   13.5

1991   14.2

1992   14.8

1993   15.1



Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, P-60 series.



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