African-American U.S. Economic Data
E conomics
| Children living below the poverty level in the U.S., 1970–2000* | ||||
| Year | Total (All races, in thousands) | % | Blacks (in thousands) | % |
| * Persons are classified as being above or below the poverty level using the poverty index, based on the Department of Agriculture's 1961 Economy Food Plan. Poverty thresholds are updated every year. In 1990 the weighted average poverty threshold for a family of four was $13,359; in 2000 it was $17,604. These statistics cover only children under 18 years of age living in families. | ||||
| source: Statistical Abstract, 1992, 2004–2005. | ||||
| 1970 | 10,235 | 14.9 | 3,922 | 41.5 |
| 1980 | 11,114 | 17.9 | 3,906 | 42.1 |
| 1985 | 12,483 | 20.1 | 4,057 | 43.1 |
| 1990 | 12,715 | 19.9 | 4,412 | 44.2 |
| 1995 | 13,999 | 20.2 | 4,644 | 41.5 |
| 2000 | 11,005 | 15.6 | 3,495 | 30.9 |
| Median money income of families in the U.S, 1980–20021 | |||
| Black | White | All races | |
| (1) In current dollars. | |||
| source: Statistical Abstracts of the United States, 2004–2005. | |||
| 1980 | 12,674 | 21,904 | 21,023 |
| 1985 | 16,786 | 29,152 | 27,735 |
| 1990 | 21,423 | 36,915 | 35,353 |
| 1995 | 25,970 | 42,646 | 40,611 |
| 2000 | 33,676 | 53,029 | 50,732 |
| 2002 | 33,525 | 54,633 | 51,680 |
| Persons living below the poverty level in the U.S., 1959–2000* | ||||
| Year | Total (in millions) | % | Blacks (in millions) | % |
| * Persons are classified as being above or below the poverty level using the poverty index, based on the Department of Agriculture's 1961 Economy Food Plan. Poverty thresholds are updated every year. In 1990 the weighted average poverty threshold for a family of four was $13,359; in 2000 it was $17,604. | ||||
| source: Statistical Abstract, 1992, and Statistical Abstract, 2004–2005 using information from the 2000 U.S. Census. | ||||
| 1959 | 39.5 | 22.4 | 9.9 | 55.1 |
| 1970 | 25.4 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 33.5 |
| 1980 | 29.3 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 32.5 |
| 1990 | 33.6 | 13.5 | 9.8 | 31.9 |
| 2000 | 31.6 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 22.5 |
More From encyclopedia.com
Poverty , Scholarly as well as ideological debate has long centered around the most elementary questions concerning poverty. What is poverty? How can it be mea… Culture Of Poverty , Culture of Poverty
The theory of a “culture of poverty” was created by the anthropologist Oscar Lewis in his 1959 book, Five Families: Mexican Case S… Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree , Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm
Rowntree, Benjamin Seebohm (1871–1954) A company director and chairman (1923–41) of Rowntree (the chocolate manufacturer)… Oscar Lewis , Lewis, Oscar
Lewis, Oscar 1914-1970
The anthropologist Oscar Lewis is best known for devising the “culture of poverty” theory and applying the life h… Economic Opportunity Act , Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Findings and Declaration of Purpose:
Although the economic well-being and prosperity of the United States have progr… War On Poverty , WAR ON POVERTY. Stemming from a decision made in November 1963 to pursue a legislative agenda that economic advisers to President John F. Kennedy had…
About this article
African-American U.S. Economic Data
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
African-American U.S. Economic Data