Poverty rate of married-couple families in the U.S. 1990-2017
Percentage of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2017
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This statistic shows the percentage of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2017. In 1990, 5.7 percent of married-couple families in the U.S. lived below the poverty level. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Percentage of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2017
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| Percentage of poor married-couple families | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% |
| 1991 | 6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% |
| 1993 | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% |
| 1995 | 5.6% |
| 1996 | 5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% |
| Percentage of poor married-couple families | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% |
| 1991 | 6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% |
| 1993 | 6.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% |
| 1995 | 5.6% |
| 1996 | 5.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.3% |
| 1999 | 4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the percentage of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2017. In 1990, 5.7 percent of married-couple families in the U.S. lived below the poverty level. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
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- United States
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- 1990 to 2017
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The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Families as of March of the following year.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Data prior to 2016 can be found here.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Families as of March of the following year.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Data prior to 2016 can be found here.
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