| United States |
S1701. Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months
 Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey Survey: American Community Survey |
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NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.
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Subject |
Total |
Below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Population for whom poverty status is determined |
291,531,091 |
+/-25,464 |
38,757,253 |
+/-222,238 |
13.3% |
+/-0.1 |
AGE |
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Under 18 years |
72,482,732 |
+/-32,656 |
13,285,569 |
+/-114,619 |
18.3% |
+/-0.2 |
Related children under 18 years |
72,065,732 |
+/-35,537 |
12,911,393 |
+/-114,424 |
17.9% |
+/-0.2 |
18 to 64 years |
183,477,899 |
+/-23,413 |
21,955,093 |
+/-118,620 |
12.0% |
+/-0.1 |
65 years and over |
35,570,460 |
+/-18,433 |
3,516,591 |
+/-25,952 |
9.9% |
+/-0.1 |
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SEX |
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Male |
142,920,792 |
+/-31,180 |
16,963,560 |
+/-118,968 |
11.9% |
+/-0.1 |
Female |
148,610,299 |
+/-28,370 |
21,793,693 |
+/-120,471 |
14.7% |
+/-0.1 |
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RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN |
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One race |
285,639,455 |
+/-69,134 |
37,764,789 |
+/-223,131 |
13.2% |
+/-0.1 |
White |
216,049,704 |
+/-121,896 |
22,657,417 |
+/-166,799 |
10.5% |
+/-0.1 |
Black or African American |
35,425,212 |
+/-41,926 |
8,968,940 |
+/-76,397 |
25.3% |
+/-0.2 |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,280,282 |
+/-26,072 |
606,730 |
+/-19,149 |
26.6% |
+/-0.8 |
Asian |
12,880,165 |
+/-29,281 |
1,381,226 |
+/-37,045 |
10.7% |
+/-0.3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
415,163 |
+/-10,310 |
66,773 |
+/-7,441 |
16.1% |
+/-1.7 |
Some other race |
18,588,929 |
+/-111,000 |
4,083,703 |
+/-64,879 |
22.0% |
+/-0.3 |
Two or more races |
5,891,636 |
+/-63,678 |
992,464 |
+/-26,674 |
16.8% |
+/-0.4 |
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Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) |
43,306,059 |
+/-17,762 |
9,293,416 |
+/-89,610 |
21.5% |
+/-0.2 |
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino |
193,336,042 |
+/-39,961 |
17,890,083 |
+/-138,143 |
9.3% |
+/-0.1 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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Population 25 years and over |
192,247,428 |
+/-67,154 |
19,688,040 |
+/-89,238 |
10.2% |
+/-0.1 |
Less than high school graduate |
29,819,730 |
+/-95,235 |
7,068,744 |
+/-53,493 |
23.7% |
+/-0.2 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
57,751,630 |
+/-119,107 |
6,641,518 |
+/-53,292 |
11.5% |
+/-0.1 |
Some college, associate's degree |
52,060,850 |
+/-129,959 |
4,035,084 |
+/-32,430 |
7.8% |
+/-0.1 |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
52,615,218 |
+/-146,952 |
1,942,694 |
+/-22,091 |
3.7% |
+/-0.1 |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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Civilian labor force 16 years and over |
150,184,796 |
+/-115,161 |
11,478,225 |
+/-74,669 |
7.6% |
+/-0.1 |
Employed |
140,627,110 |
+/-123,365 |
8,733,238 |
+/-60,748 |
6.2% |
+/-0.1 |
Male |
75,301,768 |
+/-72,287 |
3,963,299 |
+/-38,695 |
5.3% |
+/-0.1 |
Female |
65,325,342 |
+/-92,437 |
4,769,939 |
+/-42,726 |
7.3% |
+/-0.1 |
Unemployed |
9,557,686 |
+/-51,495 |
2,744,987 |
+/-30,520 |
28.7% |
+/-0.3 |
Male |
5,013,286 |
+/-36,957 |
1,268,794 |
+/-21,441 |
25.3% |
+/-0.4 |
Female |
4,544,400 |
+/-36,561 |
1,476,193 |
+/-21,176 |
32.5% |
+/-0.4 |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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Population 16 years and over |
227,547,350 |
+/-40,979 |
26,813,060 |
+/-133,332 |
11.8% |
+/-0.1 |
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
93,557,011 |
+/-104,066 |
2,317,886 |
+/-26,418 |
2.5% |
+/-0.1 |
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months |
65,679,627 |
+/-145,799 |
9,950,481 |
+/-72,744 |
15.2% |
+/-0.1 |
Did not work |
68,310,712 |
+/-120,160 |
14,544,693 |
+/-81,514 |
21.3% |
+/-0.1 |
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All Individuals below: |
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50 percent of poverty level |
16,752,909 |
+/-139,963 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
125 percent of poverty level |
51,375,624 |
+/-263,549 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
150 percent of poverty level |
64,644,208 |
+/-302,381 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
185 percent of poverty level |
82,671,368 |
+/-320,627 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
200 percent of poverty level |
91,091,199 |
+/-322,178 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined |
52,994,679 |
+/-163,505 |
12,915,675 |
+/-92,786 |
24.4% |
+/-0.1 |
Male |
26,047,553 |
+/-121,418 |
5,602,125 |
+/-57,505 |
21.5% |
+/-0.2 |
Female |
26,947,126 |
+/-74,670 |
7,313,550 |
+/-54,013 |
27.1% |
+/-0.2 |
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Mean income deficit for unrelated individuals (dollars) |
5,523 |
+/-19 |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
21,695,182 |
+/-101,638 |
611,893 |
+/-15,689 |
2.8% |
+/-0.1 |
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
14,509,870 |
+/-73,655 |
5,092,117 |
+/-52,424 |
35.1% |
+/-0.3 |
Did not work |
16,789,627 |
+/-57,171 |
7,211,665 |
+/-54,089 |
43.0% |
+/-0.2 |
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PERCENT IMPUTED |
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Poverty status for individuals |
22.9% |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
Subject |
Total |
Below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
Subject |
Population for whom poverty status is determined |
Under 18 years |
Related children under 18 years |
18 to 64 years |
65 years and over |
Male |
Female |
One race |
White |
Black or African American |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
Asian |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
Some other race |
Two or more races |
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race) |
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino |
Population 25 years and over |
Less than high school graduate |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
Some college, associate's degree |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
Civilian labor force 16 years and over |
Employed |
Male |
Female |
Unemployed |
Male |
Female |
Population 16 years and over |
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months |
Did not work |
50 percent of poverty level |
125 percent of poverty level |
150 percent of poverty level |
185 percent of poverty level |
200 percent of poverty level |
Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined |
Male |
Female |
Mean income deficit for unrelated individuals (dollars) |
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months |
Did not work |
Poverty status for individuals |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables. Notes: ·While the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. Explanation of Symbols: 1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate. 2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. 3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution. 4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution. 5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate. 6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate. 7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small. 8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available. |
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