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Section 4: **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 2012, of the 19,909,538 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years who were living in the community, 5,816,545 individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 29.2 percent. In contrast, of the 173,240,240 individuals without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community, 23,491,472 individuals lived in poverty—a poverty rate of 13.6 percent. The poverty rate for people with disabilities was highest in the District of Columbia (38.4 percent) and lowest in Alaska (16.7 percent).

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**Table 4.3: Poverty Gap - Civilians Ages 18-64 Years Living in the Community for the U.S.**In 2012, the poverty rate of individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 29.2 percent, while the poverty rate of individuals without disabilities ages 16 to 64 years living in the community was 13.6 percent—a poverty gap of 15.7 percentage points. The poverty gap was smallest in Alaska (7.9 percentage points) and greatest in the District of Columbia (23.5 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 2011, the poverty gap between individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 15.0 percent. In 2012, the poverty gap between individuals with and without disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community was 15.7 percent, a 0.7 percentage point increase. The largest percentage point increase in the poverty gap from 2011 to 2012 was in Montana, a 3.9 percentage point increase, while the largest decrease in the poverty gap was in Hawaii, a 5.2 percentage point decrease.

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

 

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