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Section 4: **2012 Poverty**

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**This section presents statistics on poverty. The statistics describe the number and percentage of people with and without disabilities who experience poverty, as well as the gap between the poverty rates of people with and without disabilities. The principal source of these statistics is the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically the American Community Survey.

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**Table 4.1: Poverty - Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.Table 4.2: Poverty - Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, of the 19,899,755 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years who were living in the community, 5,697,022 individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 28.6 percent. In contrast, of the 172,544,106 individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 23,581,154 individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 13.7 percent. The poverty rate for people with disabilities was highest in the District of Columbia (39.4 percent) and lowest in New Hampshire (20.2 percent).

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**Table 4.3: Poverty Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2011, the poverty rate of individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 28.6 percent, while the poverty rate of individuals without disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the community was 13.7 percent—a poverty gap of 15.0 percentage points. The poverty gap was smallest in Nevada (9.7 percentage points) and greatest in the District of Columbia (24.7 percentage points).

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**Table 4.4: Change in Poverty Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2010, the poverty gap between individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 14.5 percent. In 2011, the poverty gap between individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 15.0 percent, a 0.5 percentage point increase. The largest percentage point increase in the poverty gap from 2010 to 2011 was in Alaska, a 5.0 percentage point increase, while the largest decrease in the poverty gap was in South Dakota, an 8.2 percentage point decrease.

                    - 2012 Poverty
                    - 2012 4.1 Poverty-Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 4.2 Poverty-Civilians without Disabilities Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 4.3 Poverty Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.
                    - 2012 4.4 Change in Poverty Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.

 

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