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
Being “In poverty” is defined as having family income less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). “Near poverty” is income between 100 and 199 percent of
the FPL.
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Urban Institute. (January 31, 2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, 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 03, 2024. 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 03, 2024. 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 03, 2024)
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/