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By The Numbers

Poverty In America

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Chart Data

Below poverty level, 2008 Below poverty level, 2007
Male household, no wife13.8 %13.6 %
Female household, no husband28.7 %28.3 %
Married-couple5.5 %4.9 %
All families10.3 %9.8 %

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a new report, Income Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S., 2008. Above are the percentage of families living below the poverty level, by type of household.