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

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2007

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older...... 146,567 119,792 16,586 6,766 20,461 7,521 5,357 1,612 262 2,139

16 to 19 years............... 4,079 3,397 416 94 664 416 318 71 9 99

20 to 24 years............... 13,315 10,736 1,694 433 2,346 1,413 1,038 296 20 302

25 to 34 years............... 31,963 25,377 3,973 1,698 6,204 2,126 1,460 514 65 713

35 to 44 years............... 34,211 27,346 4,165 1,892 5,458 1,716 1,212 381 67 595

45 to 54 years............... 35,187 29,060 3,885 1,577 3,684 1,175 869 211 55 312

55 to 64 years............... 21,658 18,476 1,982 860 1,682 569 385 117 44 102

65 years and older......... 6,155 5,401 471 212 422 106 75 24 3 16

 Women, 16 years and older... 67,624 53,999 8,902 3,167 7,997 3,890 2,592 1,036 123 856

16 to 19 years............... 2,032 1,679 235 39 262 212 162 38 1 42

20 to 24 years............... 6,147 4,919 833 209 893 828 600 187 15 133

25 to 34 years............... 14,428 11,067 2,155 791 2,225 1,125 676 367 37 251

35 to 44 years............... 15,560 12,070 2,259 858 2,171 840 554 228 30 255

45 to 54 years............... 16,502 13,367 2,057 756 1,559 539 379 119 22 122

55 to 64 years............... 10,221 8,539 1,112 416 730 290 183 79 16 47

65 years and older......... 2,734 2,359 251 98 158 55 37 16 1 5

 Men, 16 years and older...... 78,944 65,794 7,684 3,599 12,464 3,631 2,765 576 140 1,283

16 to 19 years............... 2,048 1,718 181 54 402 204 156 33 7 57

20 to 24 years............... 7,168 5,817 861 224 1,453 584 438 108 4 169

25 to 34 years............... 17,535 14,310 1,818 907 3,978 1,001 783 147 28 462

35 to 44 years............... 18,651 15,276 1,906 1,035 3,288 876 658 152 37 340

45 to 54 years............... 18,685 15,693 1,828 821 2,126 637 490 91 33 190

55 to 64 years............... 11,437 9,937 870 445 953 278 202 38 28 55

65 years and older......... 3,421 3,042 220 114 264 51 38 7 2 11

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 persons in the labor 

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

Latino ethnicity, 2007—Continued

Total, 16 years and older...... 5.1 4.5 9.7 3.9 10.5

16 to 19 years............... 10.2 9.4 17.0 9.2 14.9

20 to 24 years............... 10.6 9.7 17.4 4.5 12.9

25 to 34 years............... 6.7 5.8 12.9 3.8 11.5

35 to 44 years............... 5.0 4.4 9.1 3.5 10.9

45 to 54 years............... 3.3 3.0 5.4 3.5 8.5

55 to 64 years............... 2.6 2.1 5.9 5.1 6.1

65 years and older......... 1.7 1.4 5.0 1.3 3.7

 Women, 16 years and older... 5.8 4.8 11.6 3.9 10.7

16 to 19 years............... 10.4 9.7 16.3 ( 2 ) 16.1

20 to 24 years............... 13.5 12.2 22.5 7.3 14.9

25 to 34 years............... 7.8 6.1 17.0 4.7 11.3

35 to 44 years............... 5.4 4.6 10.1 3.5 11.8

45 to 54 years............... 3.3 2.8 5.8 2.9 7.8

55 to 64 years............... 2.8 2.1 7.1 3.9 6.4

65 years and older......... 2.0 1.6 6.5 .6 3.2

 Men, 16 years and older...... 4.6 4.2 7.5 3.9 10.3

16 to 19 years............... 10.0 9.1 18.0 ( 2 ) 14.1

20 to 24 years............... 8.2 7.5 12.6 2.0 11.6

25 to 34 years............... 5.7 5.5 8.1 3.1 11.6

35 to 44 years............... 4.7 4.3 8.0 3.5 10.3

45 to 54 years............... 3.4 3.1 5.0 4.0 8.9

55 to 64 years............... 2.4 2.0 4.3 6.2 5.8

65 years and older......... 1.5 1.3 3.3 1.9 4.0

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 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.

Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 

SOURCE: 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current

Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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