POOR IN AMERICA: A 27-YEAR HIGH

Post-Tribune (IN) | September 4, 1992 | Copyright

CHART MOST U.S. POOR SINCE 1964 Chart - Most U.S. poor since 1964 (SOURCE: Census Bureau) (Knight- Ridder Tribune)

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. POVERTY

The tightening recession dumped more than 2 million Americans into poverty in 1991, the Census Bureau said Thursday. The number of Americans officially categorized by the government as poor reached a 27-year high. Last year, during the depths of the recession, 35.7 million Americans were listed as poor. In 1991, poor Americans were 14.2 percent of the population, up from 13.5 percent the year before.

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