Emails, Robert Bernstein, public affairs specialist, Media Relations, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Oct. 1, 2015

8:36 a.m.

Here are a series of links you can use to make these comparisons:

Poverty rates for states for 1959, 1969, 1979 (from decennial census):

<https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/index.html> (third bullet)

Annual poverty rates for the nation: https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html (Table 2)

Annual poverty rates for states back to 1980: https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html (Table 21).

Robert Bernstein

Public Affairs Specialist

Media Relations

Public Information Office

U.S. Census Bureau

From: Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin)

Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 11:02 AM

To: Robert B Bernstein (CENSUS/PIO FED)

Subject: RE: Fresh inquiry, poverty rates, Texas

Is there pre-1959 data and is there a year-by-year chart for the states and nation?

10:08 a.m.

There is no pre-1959 data (the poverty rate concept didn't originate until the early 1960s I believe). There is no such year-by-year chart -- what I sent is the extent of what we have.

Robert Bernstein

Public Affairs Specialist

Media Relations

Public Information Office

U.S. Census Bureau