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United States Poverty Rate 1980s

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank
0.60% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's poverty rate during the 1980s ranged from 0.50% (1980) to 0.70% (1982), averaging 0.60% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
1980 0.50% −0.20pp 4th
1981 0.50% +0.00pp 5th
1982 0.70% +0.20pp 5th
1983 0.70% +0.00pp 4th
1984 0.70% +0.00pp 4th
1985 0.70% +0.00pp 7th
1986 0.70% +0.00pp 8th
1987 0.50% −0.20pp 10th
1988 0.50% +0.00pp 4th
1989 0.50% +0.00pp 8th
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