Older adults - Poverty rate by age
This statistic shows the poverty rate among older adults by age and gender. In 2009, 8.9 percent of the older adults in the USA were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group
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Urban Institute. (January 31, 2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in 2009 by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185962/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-age-in-the-usa/