Economic Benchmarks

Tables


 

11a. POVERTY, USA, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, AND PITTSBURGH CITY, 1959-1996

 

Poverty rate (%) Total number poor

Year

USA Allegheny Co.

Pgh City

USA (000s) Allegheny Co.

Pgh City

1959

22.4

39490

1960

22.2

39851

1961

21.9

39628

1962

21.0

38625

1963

19.5

36436

1964

19.0

36055

1965

17.3

33185

1966

14.7

28510

1967

14.2

27769

1968

12.8

25389

1969

12.1

9.6

15.4

24147

154560

81620

1970

12.6

25420

1971

12.5

25559

1972

11.9

24460

1973

11.1

22973

1974

11.2

23370

1975

12.3

25877

1976

11.8

24975

1977

11.6

24720

1978

11.4

24497

1979

11.7

9.2

16.5

26072

135240

67285

1980

13.0

29272

1981

14.0

31822

1982

15.0

34398

1983

15.2

35303

1984

14.4

33700

1985

14.0

33064

1986

13.6

32370

1987

13.4

32221

1988

13.0

31745

1989

12.8

11.5

21.4

31528

143236

81320

1990

13.5

33585

1991

14.2

35708

1992

14.8

38014

1993

15.1

12.8

……

39265

168717

…….

1994

14.5

38059

1995

13.8

36425

1996

13.7

36529

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov

 

September 1998

University of Pittsburgh