Table B-2. <strong>Poverty</strong> Status of People by Age, Race, <strong>and</strong> Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 2009—Con (Numbers in thous<strong>and</strong>s People as of March of the following year For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, <strong>and</strong> definitions, see www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar10.pdf) Under 18 years 18 to 64 years 65 years <strong>and</strong> older Race, Hispanic origin, <strong>and</strong> year All people Below poverty Related children in families Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent ASIAN ALONE OR IN COMBINATION 2009 3,996 531 133 3,946 507 129 9,898 1,154 117 1,378 216 157 2008 3,717 494 133 3,678 476 129 9,507 1,031 108 1,319 162 123 2007 3,606 431 119 3,558 402 113 9,531 892 94 1,293 144 112 2006 3,573 408 114 3,530 398 113 9,553 897 94 1,205 142 118 2005 3,472 359 103 3,435 352 102 9,115 999 110 1,144 144 126 20041 3,406 329 97 3,367 311 92 8,780 819 93 1,104 147 133 2003 3,316 420 127 3,279 406 124 8,510 956 112 1,065 152 142 2002 3,199 353 110 3,159 338 107 8,292 804 97 995 86 87 ASIAN ALONE10 2009 3,311 463 140 3,271 444 136 9,344 1,069 114 1,350 213 158 2008 3,052 446 146 3,016 430 142 8,961 974 109 1,296 157 121 2007 2,980 374 125 2,932 345 118 9,012 832 92 1,265 143 113 2006 2,956 360 122 2,915 351 120 9,039 851 94 1,182 142 120 2005 2,871 317 111 2,842 312 110 8,591 941 110 1,118 143 128 2004 1 2,854 281 99 2,823 265 94 8,294 774 93 1,083 146 135 2003 2,759 344 125 2,726 331 121 8,044 907 113 1,052 151 143 2002 2,683 315 117 2,648 302 114 7,881 764 97 977 82 84 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER 8 2001 3,215 369 115 3,169 353 111 8,352 814 97 899 92 102 2000 2 3,294 420 127 3,256 407 125 8,500 756 89 878 82 93 1999 3 3,212 381 119 3,178 367 115 7,879 807 102 864 96 111 1998 3,137 564 180 3,099 542 175 6,951 698 100 785 97 124 1997 3,096 628 203 3,061 608 199 6,680 753 113 705 87 123 1996 2,924 571 195 2,899 553 191 6,484 821 127 647 63 97 1995 2,900 564 195 2,858 532 186 6,123 757 124 622 89 143 1994 1,739 318 183 1,719 308 179 4,401 589 134 513 67 130 1993 2,061 375 182 2,029 358 176 4,871 680 140 503 79 156 1992 4 2,218 363 164 2,199 352 160 5,067 568 112 494 53 108 19915 2,056 360 175 2,036 348 171 4,582 565 123 555 70 127 1990 2,126 374 176 2,098 356 170 4,375 422 96 514 62 121 1989 1,983 392 198 1,945 368 189 4,225 512 121 465 34 74 19886 1,970 474 241 1,949 458 235 4,035 583 144 442 60 135 19876 1,937 455 235 1,908 432 227 4,010 510 127 375 56 150 See footnotes at end of table 66 <strong>Income</strong>, <strong>Poverty</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong> in the United States: 2009 U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong>
Table B-2. <strong>Poverty</strong> Status of People by Age, Race, <strong>and</strong> Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 2009—Con (Numbers in thous<strong>and</strong>s People as of March of the following year For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, <strong>and</strong> definitions, see wwwcensusgov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar10pdf) Under 18 years 18 to 64 years 65 years <strong>and</strong> older Race, Hispanic origin, <strong>and</strong> year All people Below poverty Related children in families Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent HISPANIC (ANY RACE) 2009 16,965 5,610 331 16,655 5,419 325 29,031 6,224 214 2,815 516 183 2008 16,370 5,010 306 16,138 4,888 303 28,311 5,452 193 2,717 525 193 2007 15,647 4,482 286 15,375 4,348 283 27,731 4,970 179 2,555 438 171 2006 15,147 4,072 269 14,907 3,959 266 27,209 4,698 173 2,428 472 194 2005 14,654 4,143 283 14,361 3,977 277 26,051 4,765 183 2,315 460 199 2004 1 14,173 4,098 289 13,929 3,985 286 25,324 4,620 182 2,194 403 184 2003 13,730 4,077 297 13,519 3,982 295 24,490 4,568 187 2,080 406 195 2002 13,210 3,782 286 12,971 3,653 282 23,952 4,334 181 2,053 439 214 2001 12,763 3,570 280 12,539 3,433 274 22,653 4,014 177 1,896 413 218 2000 2 12,399 3,522 284 12,115 3,342 276 21,734 3,844 177 1,822 381 209 1999 3 12,188 3,693 303 11,912 3,561 299 20,782 3,843 185 1,661 340 205 1998 11,152 3,837 344 10,921 3,670 336 18,668 3,877 208 1,696 356 210 1997 10,802 3,972 368 10,625 3,865 364 18,217 3,951 217 1,617 384 238 1996 10,511 4,237 403 10,255 4,090 399 17,587 4,089 233 1,516 370 244 1995 10,213 4,080 400 10,011 3,938 393 16,673 4,153 249 1,458 342 235 1994 9,822 4,075 415 9,621 3,956 411 16,192 4,018 248 1,428 323 226 1993 9,462 3,873 409 9,188 3,666 399 15,708 3,956 252 1,390 297 214 1992 4 9,081 3,637 400 8,829 3,440 390 15,268 3,668 240 1,298 287 221 1991 5 7,648 3,094 404 7,473 2,977 398 13,279 3,008 227 1,143 237 208 1990 7,457 2,865 384 7,300 2,750 377 12,857 2,896 225 1,091 245 225 1989 7,186 2,603 362 7,040 2,496 355 12,536 2,616 209 1,024 211 206 1988 6 7,003 2,631 376 6,908 2,576 373 12,056 2,501 207 1,005 225 224 1987 6 6,792 2,670 393 6,692 2,606 389 11,718 2,509 214 885 243 275 1986 6,646 2,507 377 6,511 2,413 371 11,206 2,406 215 906 204 225 1985 6,475 2,606 403 6,346 2,512 396 10,685 2,411 226 915 219 239 1984 6,068 2,376 392 5,982 2,317 387 10,029 2,254 225 819 176 215 1983 6,066 2,312 381 5,977 2,251 377 9,697 2,148 225 782 173 221 1982 5,527 2,181 395 5,436 2,117 389 8,262 1,963 238 596 159 266 1981 5,369 1,925 359 5,291 1,874 354 8,084 1,642 203 568 146 257 1980 5,276 1,749 332 5,211 1,718 330 7,740 1,563 202 582 179 308 1979 5,483 1,535 280 5,426 1,505 277 7,314 1,232 168 574 154 268 1978 5,012 1,384 276 4,972 1,354 272 6,527 1,098 168 539 125 232 1977 5,028 1,422 283 5,000 1,402 280 6,500 1,164 179 518 113 219 1976 4,771 1,443 302 4,736 1,424 301 6,034 1,212 201 464 128 277 1975 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,896 1,619 331 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 137 326 1974 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,939 1,414 286 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 117 289 1973 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,910 1,364 278 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 95 249 (NA) Not available 1 For 2004, figures are revised to reflect a correction to the weights in the 2005 ASEC 2 Consistent with 2001 data through implementation of <strong>Census</strong> 2000-based population controls <strong>and</strong> a 28,000 household sample expansion 3 For 1999, figures are based on <strong>Census</strong> 2000 population controls 4 For 1992, figures are based on 1990 census population controls 5 For 1991, figures are revised to correct for nine omitted weights from the original March 1992 CPS file 6 For 1988 <strong>and</strong> 1987, figures are based on new processing procedures <strong>and</strong> are also revised to reflect corrections to the files after publication of the 1988 advance report Money <strong>Income</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Poverty</strong> Status in the United States: 1988, P-60, No 166 7 The 2003 CPS allowed respondents to choose more than one race White alone refers to people who reported White <strong>and</strong> did not report any other race category The use of this single-race population does not imply that it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data The <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> uses a variety of approaches Information on people who reported more than one race, such as White <strong>and</strong> American Indian <strong>and</strong> Alaska Native or Asian <strong>and</strong> Black or African American, is available from <strong>Census</strong> 2000 through American FactFinder About 26 percent of people reported more than one race in <strong>Census</strong> 2000 8 For 2001 <strong>and</strong> earlier years, the CPS allowed respondents to report only one race group The reference race groups for 2001 <strong>and</strong> earlier poverty data are White, non-Hispanic White, Black, <strong>and</strong> Asian <strong>and</strong> Pacific Isl<strong>and</strong>er 9 Black alone refers to people who reported Black <strong>and</strong> did not report any other race 10 Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian <strong>and</strong> did not report any other race Note: Before 1979, people in unrelated subfamilies were included in people in families Beginning in 1979, people in unrelated subfamilies are included in all people but are excluded from people in families Source: US <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong>, Current Population Survey, 1960 to 2010 Annual Social <strong>and</strong> Economic Supplements U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>Income</strong>, <strong>Poverty</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Insurance</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong> in the United States: 2009 67