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Historical Poverty Tables
Table 9. Poverty of People, by Region: 1959 to 2006
(Numbers in Thousands)
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All Regions Northeast
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Below Poverty Below Poverty
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Year Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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2006..... 296,450 36,460 12.3 54,072 6,222 11.5
2005..... 293,135 36,950 12.6 54,010 6,103 11.3
2004 14/. 290,617 37,040 12.7 53,906 6,260 11.6
2003..... 287,699 35,861 12.5 53,608 6,052 11.3
2002..... 285,317 34,570 12.1 54,023 5,871 10.9
2001..... 281,475 32,907 11.7 53,193 5,687 10.7
2000 12/. 278,944 31,581 11.3 52,961 5,474 10.3
1999 11/. 276,208 32,791 11.9 52,862 5,814 11.0
1998..... 271,059 34,476 12.7 51,742 6,357 12.3
1997..... 268,480 35,574 13.3 51,202 6,474 12.6
1996..... 266,218 36,529 13.7 51,455 6,558 12.7
1995..... 263,733 36,425 13.8 51,429 6,445 12.5
1994..... 261,616 38,059 14.5 51,185 6,597 12.9
1993 10/. 259,278 39,265 15.1 51,474 6,839 13.3
1992 9/.. 256,549 38,014 14.8 50,808 6,414 12.6
1991 8/.. 251,192 35,708 14.2 50,789 6,177 12.2
1990..... 248,644 33,585 13.5 50,799 5,794 11.4
1989..... 245,992 31,528 12.8 50,520 5,061 10.0
1988..... 243,530 31,745 13.0 50,272 5,089 10.1
1987 /7.. 240,982 32,221 13.4 49,654 5,476 11.0
1986..... 238,554 32,370 13.6 49,572 5,211 10.5
1985..... 236,594 33,064 14.0 49,413 5,751 11.6
1984..... 233,816 33,700 14.4 49,374 6,531 13.2
1983 6/.. 231,700 35,303 15.2 49,132 6,561 13.4
1982..... 229,412 34,398 15.0 49,054 6,364 13.0
1981 5/.. 227,157 31,822 14.0 48,944 5,815 11.9
1980..... 225,027 29,272 13.0 48,533 5,369 11.1
1979 4/.. 222,903 26,072 11.7 48,414 5,029 10.4
1978..... 215,656 24,497 11.4 48,576 5,050 10.4
1977..... 213,867 24,720 11.6 48,823 4,956 10.2
1976..... 212,303 24,975 11.8 48,508 4,949 10.2
1975..... 210,864 25,877 12.3 48,154 4,904 10.2
1974 3/.. 209,362 23,370 11.2 48,182 4,473 9.3
1973..... 207,621 22,973 11.1 48,829 4,207 8.6
1972..... 206,004 24,460 11.9 48,853 4,266 8.7
1971 2/.. 204,554 25,559 12.5 48,584 4,512 9.3
1970..... 202,183 25,420 12.6 NA NA NA
1969..... 199,517 24,147 12.1 47,597 4,108 8.6
1960..... 179,503 39,851 22.2 NA NA NA
1959..... 176,557 39,490 22.4 NA NA NA
Table 9. Poverty of People, by Region: 1959 to 2006
(Numbers in Thousands)
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Midwest South
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Below Poverty Below Poverty
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Year Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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2006..... 65,411 7,324 11.2 107,902 14,882 13.8
2005..... 64,973 7,419 11.4 106,089 14,854 14.0
2004 14/. 64,740 7,545 11.7 104,887 14,817 14.1
2003..... 64,655 6,932 10.7 103,347 14,548 14.1
2002..... 64,472 6,616 10.3 101,575 14,019 13.8
2001..... 63,676 5,966 9.4 100,421 13,515 13.5
2000 12/. 63,509 5,916 9.3 99,242 12,705 12.8
1999 11/. 63,718 6,250 9.8 96,898 12,744 13.2
1998..... 63,155 6,501 10.3 94,640 12,992 13.7
1997..... 62,498 6,493 10.4 94,235 13,748 14.6
1996..... 61,940 6,654 10.7 93,123 14,098 15.1
1995..... 61,773 6,785 11.0 92,027 14,458 15.7
1994..... 61,379 7,965 13.0 91,717 14,729 16.1
1993 10/. 61,158 8,172 13.4 89,654 15,375 17.1
1992 9/.. 60,793 8,060 13.3 88,763 15,198 17.1
1991 8/.. 60,371 7,989 13.2 85,895 13,783 16.0
1990..... 59,914 7,458 12.4 85,097 13,456 15.8
1989..... 59,428 7,043 11.9 84,044 12,943 15.4
1988..... 59,493 6,804 11.4 83,817 13,530 16.1
1987 /7.. 59,072 7,499 12.7 82,447 13,287 16.1
1986..... 58,702 7,641 13.0 81,646 13,106 16.1
1985..... 58,745 8,191 13.9 80,604 12,921 16.0
1984..... 58,749 8,303 14.1 79,195 12,792 16.2
1983 6/.. 58,295 8,536 14.6 78,570 13,484 17.2
1982..... 58,228 7,772 13.3 77,375 13,967 18.1
1981 5/.. 58,183 7,142 12.3 76,034 13,256 17.4
1980..... 58,054 6,592 11.4 75,001 12,363 16.5
1979 4/.. 57,773 5,594 9.7 70,884 10,627 15.0
1978..... 57,313 5,192 9.1 69,910 10,255 14.7
1977..... 56,969 5,589 9.8 69,148 10,249 14.8
1976..... 57,157 5,657 9.9 68,236 10,354 15.2
1975..... 56,397 5,459 9.7 68,095 11,059 16.2
1974 3/.. 56,598 4,990 8.8 66,925 10,761 16.1
1973..... 56,437 4,864 8.6 65,613 10,061 15.3
1972..... 56,502 5,258 9.3 64,579 10,928 16.9
1971 2/.. 56,107 5,764 10.3 63,746 11,182 17.5
1970..... NA NA NA 61,890 11,480 18.5
1969..... 56,286 5,424 9.6 61,825 11,090 17.9
1960..... NA NA NA NA NA NA
1959..... NA NA NA 53,941 19,116 35.4
Table 9. Poverty of People, by Region: 1959 to 2006
(Numbers in Thousands)
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West
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Below Poverty
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Year Total Number Percent
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2006..... 69,065 8,032 11.6
2005..... 68,063 8,573 12.6
2004 14/. 67,083 8,419 12.5
2003..... 66,089 8,329 12.6
2002..... 65,248 8,064 12.4
2001..... 64,185 7,739 12.1
2000 12/. 63,232 7,485 11.8
1999 11/. 62,729 7,982 12.7
1998..... 61,522 8,625 14.0
1997..... 60,545 8,858 14.6
1996..... 59,700 9,219 15.4
1995..... 58,503 8,736 14.9
1994..... 57,335 8,768 15.3
1993 10/. 56,992 8,879 15.6
1992 9/.. 56,186 8,343 14.8
1991 8/.. 54,136 7,759 14.3
1990..... 52,835 6,877 13.0
1989..... 52,000 6,481 12.5
1988..... 49,948 6,322 12.7
1987 /7.. 49,717 6,285 12.6
1986..... 48,634 6,412 13.2
1985..... 47,832 6,201 13.0
1984..... 46,498 6,074 13.1
1983 6/.. 45,616 6,684 14.7
1982..... 44,754 6,296 14.1
1981 5/.. 43,997 5,609 12.7
1980..... 43,439 4,958 11.4
1979 4/.. 40,777 4,095 10.0
1978..... 39,858 4,000 10.0
1977..... 38,927 3,927 10.1
1976..... 38,402 4,015 10.5
1975..... 38,218 4,454 11.7
1974 3/.. 37,638 4,036 10.7
1973..... 36,742 3,841 10.5
1972..... 36,070 4,008 11.1
1971 2/.. 36,116 4,101 11.4
1970..... NA NA NA
1969..... 33,809 3,525 10.4
1960..... NA NA NA
1959..... NA NA NA
Footnotes
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic 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
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
