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United States Poverty Rate 1960s

Name: United States Poverty Rate 1960s
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

1.16% decade average (1960-1969)

United States's poverty rate during the 1960s ranged from 0.70% (1969) to 1.50% (1963), averaging 1.16% over 7 years of data.

1970s →

1960s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1963	1.50%	–	1st
1964	1.50%	+0.00pp	1st
1965	1.20%	−0.30pp	1st
1966	1.20%	+0.00pp	1st
1967	1.00%	−0.20pp	1st
1968	1.00%	+0.00pp	2nd
1969	0.70%	−0.30pp	2nd