Economic Benchmarks |
Tables |
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11a. POVERTY, USA, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, AND PITTSBURGH CITY, 1959-1996
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Poverty rate (%) | Total number poor | ||||||
Year |
USA | Allegheny Co. | Pgh City |
USA (000s) | Allegheny Co. | Pgh City |
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1959 |
22.4 |
39490 |
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1960 |
22.2 |
39851 |
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1961 |
21.9 |
39628 |
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1962 |
21.0 |
38625 |
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1963 |
19.5 |
36436 |
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1964 |
19.0 |
36055 |
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1965 |
17.3 |
33185 |
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1966 |
14.7 |
28510 |
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1967 |
14.2 |
27769 |
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1968 |
12.8 |
25389 |
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1969 |
12.1 |
9.6 |
15.4 |
24147 |
154560 |
81620 |
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1970 |
12.6 |
25420 |
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1971 |
12.5 |
25559 |
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1972 |
11.9 |
24460 |
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1973 |
11.1 |
22973 |
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1974 |
11.2 |
23370 |
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1975 |
12.3 |
25877 |
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1976 |
11.8 |
24975 |
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1977 |
11.6 |
24720 |
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1978 |
11.4 |
24497 |
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1979 |
11.7 |
9.2 |
16.5 |
26072 |
135240 |
67285 |
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1980 |
13.0 |
29272 |
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1981 |
14.0 |
31822 |
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1982 |
15.0 |
34398 |
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1983 |
15.2 |
35303 |
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1984 |
14.4 |
33700 |
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1985 |
14.0 |
33064 |
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1986 |
13.6 |
32370 |
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1987 |
13.4 |
32221 |
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1988 |
13.0 |
31745 |
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1989 |
12.8 |
11.5 |
21.4 |
31528 |
143236 |
81320 |
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1990 |
13.5 |
33585 |
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1991 |
14.2 |
35708 |
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1992 |
14.8 |
38014 |
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1993 |
15.1 |
12.8 |
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39265 |
168717 |
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1994 |
14.5 |
38059 |
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1995 |
13.8 |
36425 |
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1996 |
13.7 |
36529 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov |
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September 1998 |
University of Pittsburgh |