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QT-P34. Poverty Status in 1999 of Individuals:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: United States

NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.


Poverty Status


Number


Percent
below
poverty
level


All
income
levels


Below
poverty
level

 

 

 

 

All individuals for whom poverty status is determined

273,882,232

33,899,812

12.4

Under 18 years

70,925,261

11,746,858

16.6

Related children under 18 years

70,505,715

11,386,031

16.1

In married-couple families

50,967,783

4,255,820

8.4

In families with female householder, no husband present

15,462,333

6,281,647

40.6

Related children under 6 years

22,636,650

4,101,689

18.1

In married-couple families

16,721,576

1,562,047

9.3

In families with female householder, no husband present

4,558,426

2,218,205

48.7

Related children 5 to 17 years

51,779,027

7,974,006

15.4

In married-couple families

37,096,095

2,957,358

8.0

In families with female householder, no husband present

11,747,157

4,440,793

37.8

65 years and over

33,346,548

3,287,774

9.9

 

 

 

 

Citizen

255,544,271

29,723,889

11.6

Not a citizen

18,337,961

4,175,923

22.8

 

 

 

 

Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined

47,140,624

10,721,935

22.7

Male

22,460,476

4,576,749

20.4

Mean income deficit (dollars)

5,183

(X)

(X)

Female

24,680,148

6,145,186

24.9

Mean income deficit (dollars)

4,714

(X)

(X)

 

 

 

 

65 years and over

11,111,990

2,180,936

19.6

Living alone

9,849,325

1,813,937

18.4

Male

2,392,283

353,018

14.8

Female

7,457,042

1,460,919

19.6

 

 

 

 

All individuals below:

 

 

 

50 percent of poverty level

15,337,408

(X)

(X)

125 percent of poverty level

45,187,635

(X)

(X)

130 percent of poverty level

47,510,795

(X)

(X)

Children under 18 years

16,178,152

(X)

(X)

Children 5 to 17 years

11,506,056

(X)

(X)

150 percent of poverty level

57,320,149

(X)

(X)

175 percent of poverty level

69,192,411

(X)

(X)

185 percent of poverty level

74,297,407

(X)

(X)

Children under 18 years

24,666,491

(X)

(X)

Children 5 to 17 years

17,600,084

(X)

(X)

200 percent of poverty level

81,194,609

(X)

(X)

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices PCT49, PCT50, PCT51, PCT52, PCT53, PCT54, and PCT55.