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Decennial Census Poverty Data Tables
Decennial Census Poverty Data Tables
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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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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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Related Children Under 18, by Poverty Status: 1969, 1979, 1989, & 1999
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000
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Persons of Hispanic Origin by Poverty Status in 1979, 1989, and 1999
Sources: 1980 Census, 1990 Census and Census 2000
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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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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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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 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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Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, & 1989 of Persons by Central City Status
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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Children in Families Below the Poverty Level: 1969, 1979, & 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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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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Related Children 5 to 17 Years by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, & 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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Unrelated Individuals by Poverty Status in 1969, 1979, and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 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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The 100 Poorest Counties in the United States: 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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Poverty Rate of Persons in 1969, 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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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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Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989 of Occupied Housing Units
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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States Ranked by Person's Poverty Rate in 1969, 1979, and 1989
Sources: 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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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 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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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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Households by Poverty Status in 1979 and 1989
Sources: 1980 Census and 1990 Census
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Poverty Rates by MSAs: Selected Years 1959 to 1989
Sources: 1960 Census, 1970 Census, 1980 Census, and 1990 Census
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Population by Poverty Status by Counties
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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