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Table 27. Working poor: Poverty status of people in the labor force for 27 weeks or more by age, sex, race, 

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older......................................... 147,902 120,560 16,864 6,948 21,175 10,391 7,553 2,073 390 2,948

16 to 19 years.......................................... 3,749 3,127 423 85 642 476 346 98 17 101

20 to 24 years.......................................... 13,233 10,530 1,801 434 2,449 1,961 1,394 414 83 424

25 to 34 years.......................................... 32,465 25,625 4,185 1,701 6,146 3,004 2,127 647 79 967

35 to 44 years.......................................... 32,819 26,169 3,975 1,885 5,508 2,286 1,694 449 84 820

45 to 54 years.......................................... 35,671 29,403 3,927 1,633 4,040 1,680 1,215 329 77 447

55 to 64 years.......................................... 23,223 19,770 2,074 975 1,918 832 656 118 38 157

65 years and older..................................... 6,742 5,936 479 235 471 152 120 17 11 32

 Women, 16 years and older........................................... 68,883 54,937 9,022 3,217 8,610 5,176 3,522 1,277 176 1,170

16 to 19 years.......................................... 1,858 1,554 211 32 286 293 211 65 7 47

20 to 24 years.......................................... 6,316 4,923 970 204 1,021 1,082 739 263 43 183

25 to 34 years.......................................... 14,653 11,243 2,190 775 2,307 1,479 943 414 41 354

35 to 44 years.......................................... 14,895 11,517 2,142 869 2,145 1,045 706 276 37 292

45 to 54 years.......................................... 16,982 13,729 2,116 788 1,779 795 557 175 30 210

55 to 64 years.......................................... 11,136 9,341 1,131 456 872 410 309 74 17 69

65 years and older..................................... 3,042 2,630 261 94 200 71 56 9 – 16

 Men, 16 years and older.................................... 79,019 65,623 7,842 3,731 12,565 5,216 4,031 796 214 1,778

16 to 19 years........................................... 1,891 1,573 212 53 357 182 135 33 10 54

20 to 24 years.......................................... 6,917 5,607 830 231 1,428 879 654 151 40 242

25 to 34 years.......................................... 17,812 14,383 1,995 926 3,840 1,526 1,185 233 39 614

35 to 44 years.......................................... 17,924 14,652 1,834 1,016 3,363 1,241 988 173 47 528

45 to 54 years.......................................... 18,689 15,673 1,811 845 2,260 885 658 154 47 237

55 to 64 years.......................................... 12,087 10,429 943 519 1,046 421 347 44 21 87

65 years and older..................................... 3,700 3,306 218 141 271 81 64 7 9 17

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

Age and sex

Total Below poverty level

Total White

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

Total White

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Table 27. Working poor: Poverty status of people in the labor 

force for 27 weeks or more by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity, 2009—Continued

Total, 16 years and older......................................... 7.0 6.3 12.3 5.6 13.9

16 to 19 years.......................................... 12.7 11.1 23.2 19.8 15.8

20 to 24 years.......................................... 14.8 13.2 23.0 19.1 17.3

25 to 34 years.......................................... 9.3 8.3 15.5 4.7 15.7

35 to 44 years.......................................... 7.0 6.5 11.3 4.5 14.9

45 to 54 years.......................................... 4.7 4.1 8.4 4.7 11.1

55 to 64 years.......................................... 3.6 3.3 5.7 3.9 8.2

65 years and older..................................... 2.3 2.0 3.5 4.7 6.9

 Women, 16 years and older........................................... 7.5 6.4 14.2 5.5 13.6

16 to 19 years.......................................... 15.8 13.6 30.9 ( 2 ) 16.4

20 to 24 years.......................................... 17.1 15.0 27.1 21.0 17.9

25 to 34 years.......................................... 10.1 8.4 18.9 5.2 15.3

35 to 44 years.......................................... 7.0 6.1 12.9 4.3 13.6

45 to 54 years.......................................... 4.7 4.1 8.3 3.8 11.8

55 to 64 years.......................................... 3.7 3.3 6.5 3.8 8.0

65 years and older..................................... 2.3 2.1 3.5 1.7 7.8

 Men, 16 years and older.................................... 6.6 6.1 10.1 5.7 14.2

16 to 19 years........................................... 9.7 8.6 15.6 ( 2 ) 15.2

20 to 24 years.......................................... 12.7 11.7 18.2 17.4 16.9

25 to 34 years.......................................... 8.6 8.2 11.7 4.2 16.0

35 to 44 years.......................................... 6.9 6.7 9.4 4.6 15.7

45 to 54 years.......................................... 4.7 4.2 8.5 5.6 10.5

55 to 64 years.......................................... 3.5 3.3 4.7 4.0 8.3

65 years and older..................................... 2.2 1.9 3.4 6.7 6.2

Age and sex

Rate 1 

Total White

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

 1 Number below the poverty level as a percent of the total in the labor force for 27

weeks or more.

 2 Data not shown where labor force base is less than 80,000.

 

 NOTE: These data, collected in the 2010 Annual Social and Economic

Supplement, reflect the earnings and work experience of the entire year. Estimates

for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum

to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is

identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 

 SOURCE: 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population

Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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