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Poverty Data Tables

The tables below provide poverty statistics displayed in tables with columns and rows. Many tables are in downloadable in XLS, CVS and PDF file formats. If you are using a screen reader and are having problems accessing data, please call 301-763-3213 for assistance.

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Table
White Persons by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Historical Poverty Tables: Poverty by Definition of Income (R&D)
Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics.


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Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989 of Occupied Housing Units
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Black Persons by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Families by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Families by Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989 Age of Householder
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Families with Female Householder by Poverty Status: 1969, 1979, & 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Families with Children under 18 by Poverty Status: 1969, 1979, & 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2022
Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)


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Households by Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census and 1990 Census


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Nonfamily Householder by Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Children in Families Below the Poverty Level: 1969, 1979, & 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Percent Distribution of Persons Below the Poverty Level
Sources: 1960 Census, 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Persons 65 Yrs & Over by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Persons 65 Years and Over by Poverty Status in 1980 and 1990
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Persons Below 125 Percent of Poverty Level: 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Persons by Poverty Status for the Outlying Areas in 1980 and 1990
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Persons by Poverty Status in 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999
Sources: 1960 Census, 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


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Persons by Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
Persons of Hispanic Origin by Poverty Status in 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


Table
Population by Poverty Status by Counties


Table
Poverty Rate of Persons in 1969, 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
Poverty Rates by MSAs: Selected Years 1959 to 1989
Sources: 1960 Census, 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, & 1989 of Persons by Central City Status
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Poverty Thresholds
Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)


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Related Children 5 to 17 Years by Poverty Status in 1980 and 1990
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


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Related Children 5 to 17 Years by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, & 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
Related Children Under 18, by Poverty Status: 1969, 1979, 1989, & 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000


Table
States Ranked by Person's Poverty Rate in 1969, 1979, and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
The 100 Poorest Counties in the United States: 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census


Table
Unrelated Individuals by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census

Page Last Revised - November 22, 2021
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