USA Counties Poverty --------------------------------------------------------------------- Persons for whom poverty status has been determined in 1979.......... 2,813,861 Persons for whom poverty status has been determined in 1989.......... 3,212,550 Persons below poverty level in 1979.................................. 284,898 Persons below poverty level in 1989.................................. 375,214 People of all ages in poverty, number 1993........................... 428,707 People of all ages in poverty, percent 1993.......................... 11.7 Persons above poverty level in 1979.................................. 2,528,963 Persons above poverty level in 1989.................................. 2,837,336 Persons 65 yrs old and over for whom poverty status has been determined in 1979.................................................. 232,173 Persons 65 yrs old and over for whom poverty status has been determined in 1989.................................................. 311,418 Persons 65 years old and over below poverty level in 1979............ 29,721 Persons 65 years old and over below poverty level in 1989............ 34,258 Persons 65 years old and over above poverty level in 1979............ 202,452 Persons 65 years old and over above poverty level in 1989............ 277,160 People under age 18 in poverty, number 1993.......................... 162,858 People under age 18 in poverty, percent 1993......................... 16.5 Related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty, number 1993.... 97,090 Related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty, percent 1993... 13.9 White persons for whom poverty status been determined in 1989........ 2,840,260 White persons below poverty level in 1989............................ 282,771 White persons above poverty level in 1989............................ 2,557,489 Black persons for whom poverty status been determined in 1989........ 123,844 Black persons below poverty level in 1979............................ 20,462 Black persons below poverty level in 1989............................ 29,566 Black persons above poverty level in 1989............................ 94,278 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut for whom poverty status been determined in 1989.................................................. 27,415 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut below poverty level in 1989........ 7,639 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut above poverty level in 1989........ 19,776 Asian or Pacific Islander for whom poverty status been determined in 1989................................................................ 57,910 Asian or Pacific Islander below poverty level in 1989................ 9,257 Asian or Pacific Islander above poverty level in 1989................ 48,653 Hispanic persons for whom poverty status been determined in 1989..... 408,674 Hispanic persons below poverty level in 1979......................... 67,109 Hispanic persons below poverty level in 1989......................... 104,080 Hispanic persons above poverty level in 1989......................... 304,594 Families 1980........................................................ 744,228 Families 1990........................................................ 861,828 Families below poverty level in 1979................................. 54,728 Families below poverty level in 1989................................. 73,715 Families with female householder, no spouse present in 1980.......... 86,258 Families with female householder, no spouse present in 1990.......... 121,275 Families with female householder, no spouse present below poverty level in 1979....................................................... 22,452 Families with female householder, no spouse present below poverty level in 1989....................................................... 36,245 Related children under 18 years old for whom poverty status has been determined in 1979.................................................. 792,669 Related children under 18 years old for whom poverty status has been determined in 1989.................................................. 843,242 Related children under 18 years old below poverty level in 1979...... 91,295 Related children under 18 years old below poverty level in 1989...... 126,181 Related children under 18 years old above poverty level in 1979...... 701,374 Related children under 18 years old above poverty level in 1989...... 717,061 --------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available (D ) Avoid disclosure of confidential information (X ) Not applicable (S ) Does not meet publication standards (Z ) Value > 0 but < half unit of measure shown (FN) Footnote in place of data
Source: USA Counties 1998 on CD-ROM. U.S. Census Bureau.
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