This statistic shows a timeline for the number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019. In 2019, 2.51 million 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.
Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of poor married-couple families in thousands
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."
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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US Census Bureau. (September 15, 2020). Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Married-couple Families in The U.S. Who Live below The Poverty Level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of married-couple families in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204956/number-of-poor-married-couple-families-in-the-us/