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Table 27. Working poor: Poverty status of people in the labor force for 27 weeks or more by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008
(Numbers in thousands)
Age and sex |
Total |
Below poverty level |
Rate |
Total |
White |
Black or African American |
Asian |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
Total |
White |
Black or African American |
Asian |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
Total |
White |
Black or African American |
Asian |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
Total, 16 years and older |
147,838 |
120,660 |
16,817 |
6,772 |
21,005 |
8,883 |
6,321 |
1,844 |
349 |
2,604 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
11.0 |
5.1 |
12.4 |
16 to 19 years |
4,079 |
3,357 |
494 |
73 |
654 |
518 |
365 |
110 |
16 |
117 |
12.7 |
10.9 |
22.3 |
21.4 |
17.9 |
20 to 24 years |
13,311 |
10,688 |
1,680 |
453 |
2,415 |
1,525 |
1,094 |
303 |
38 |
368 |
11.5 |
10.2 |
18.1 |
8.4 |
15.2 |
25 to 34 years |
32,349 |
25,626 |
4,121 |
1,627 |
6,172 |
2,555 |
1,753 |
614 |
72 |
858 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
14.9 |
4.4 |
13.9 |
35 to 44 years |
33,689 |
26,892 |
4,120 |
1,852 |
5,539 |
1,953 |
1,389 |
398 |
99 |
716 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
5.4 |
12.9 |
45 to 54 years |
35,633 |
29,385 |
3,906 |
1,654 |
3,941 |
1,462 |
1,053 |
291 |
75 |
366 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
7.5 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
55 to 64 years |
22,349 |
19,088 |
2,000 |
891 |
1,849 |
738 |
558 |
111 |
45 |
156 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
8.5 |
65 years and older |
6,428 |
5,624 |
495 |
221 |
434 |
132 |
109 |
16 |
3 |
22 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
Women, 16 years and older |
68,558 |
54,752 |
9,000 |
3,151 |
8,412 |
4,464 |
2,990 |
1,146 |
154 |
1,020 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
12.7 |
4.9 |
12.1 |
16 to 19 years |
2,013 |
1,655 |
260 |
27 |
301 |
286 |
201 |
64 |
7 |
59 |
14.2 |
12.1 |
24.8 |
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19.4 |
20 to 24 years |
6,269 |
4,968 |
868 |
216 |
996 |
831 |
584 |
185 |
23 |
147 |
13.3 |
11.7 |
21.4 |
10.8 |
14.7 |
25 to 34 years |
14,495 |
11,104 |
2,186 |
768 |
2,225 |
1,326 |
813 |
422 |
33 |
319 |
9.1 |
7.3 |
19.3 |
4.3 |
14.3 |
35 to 44 years |
15,286 |
11,877 |
2,198 |
831 |
2,176 |
899 |
583 |
246 |
36 |
258 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
11.2 |
4.3 |
11.9 |
45 to 54 years |
17,015 |
13,763 |
2,129 |
801 |
1,731 |
712 |
496 |
163 |
35 |
170 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
55 to 64 years |
10,644 |
8,942 |
1,099 |
424 |
797 |
340 |
256 |
54 |
20 |
61 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
7.7 |
65 years and older |
2,836 |
2,441 |
261 |
84 |
186 |
70 |
59 |
11 |
– |
6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
Men, 16 years and older |
79,280 |
65,908 |
7,817 |
3,621 |
12,593 |
4,418 |
3,331 |
698 |
195 |
1,585 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
8.9 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
16 to 19 years |
2,066 |
1,701 |
235 |
46 |
353 |
232 |
164 |
46 |
9 |
59 |
11.2 |
9.6 |
19.7 |
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16.7 |
20 to 24 years |
7,042 |
5,720 |
813 |
238 |
1,419 |
694 |
510 |
118 |
15 |
221 |
9.8 |
8.9 |
14.5 |
6.3 |
15.6 |
25 to 34 years |
17,854 |
14,522 |
1,935 |
859 |
3,947 |
1,229 |
941 |
192 |
39 |
539 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
9.9 |
4.6 |
13.7 |
35 to 44 years |
18,403 |
15,014 |
1,922 |
1,021 |
3,363 |
1,053 |
807 |
152 |
63 |
458 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
13.6 |
45 to 54 years |
18,618 |
15,622 |
1,777 |
853 |
2,210 |
750 |
557 |
128 |
40 |
196 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
4.7 |
8.9 |
55 to 64 years |
11,705 |
10,147 |
901 |
467 |
1,053 |
398 |
302 |
57 |
25 |
95 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
9.0 |
65 years and older |
3,593 |
3,182 |
234 |
137 |
248 |
61 |
50 |
5 |
3 |
16 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
NOTE: These data, collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
SOURCE: 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011
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