Table 3.
Poverty Rates By Year (Official Measure)
| Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1990 | 2006 | 2012 | |
| All | 12.8 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 15.0 |
| Age group | ||||
| Children | 15.4 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 21.8 |
| Age 18-64 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 13.7 |
| Age 65+ | 25.0 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| All Younger than 65 | ||||
| Racea | ||||
| White | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| Black | 32.8 | 31.6 | 24.2 | 28.0 |
| Hispanic | 23.8 | 28.3 | 20.7 | 25.9 |
| Other | 15.1 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 8.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 14.2 |
| Midwest | 8.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 14.5 |
| South | 18.9 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 17.5 |
| West | 9.3 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 15.9 |
| Urban status | ||||
| Central city | 12.2 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 20.9 |
| Other metro | 6.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 11.5 |
| Rural | 16.3 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 19.4 |
| Unclassified | na | 13.2 | 12.5 | 16.1 |
| Family | ||||
| Nonfamily | 24.3 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 24.0 |
| Family | 10.9 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 14.4 |
| Family type | ||||
| Married-couple family | 7.6 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Male-headed family | 16.7 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 18.5 |
| Female-headed family | 40.6 | 39.4 | 31.9 | 35.8 |
| Male (nonfamily) | 18.8 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 21.2 |
| Female (nonfamily) | 28.9 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 27.3 |
| Family size | ||||
| One | 24.3 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 24.0 |
| Two | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 11.6 |
| Three | 6.8 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 13.2 |
| Four | 7.1 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 12.2 |
| Five | 9.4 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 16.6 |
| Six or more | 19.2 | 24.2 | 19.3 | 25.0 |
| Education level of primary person | ||||
| Less than high school | 19.5 | 33.3 | 31.4 | 40.8 |
| High school | 6.8 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 20.0 |
| Some college | 5.5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 14.6 |
| College degree | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| Work status of primary person | ||||
| Not working | 42.9 | 55.5 | 47.2 | 51.5 |
| Working less than FTFY | 22.0 | 25.4 | 24.3 | 27.8 |
| Working, FTFY | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |