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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, 2003

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older...... 140,007 115,359 15,605 5,817 17,743 7,429 5,329 1,564 280 1,935

16 to 19 years............... 4,215 3,550 410 106 574 369 288 85 6 68

20 to 24 years............... 13,277 10,788 1,632 408 2,387 1,334 922 321 34 264

25 to 34 years............... 30,961 24,722 3,821 1,553 5,559 2,180 1,560 482 56 757

35 to 44 years............... 35,318 28,584 4,314 1,619 4,685 1,872 1,369 365 81 532

45 to 54 years............... 33,270 27,872 3,470 1,315 2,937 1,031 727 202 76 207

55 to 64 years............... 17,847 15,293 1,579 699 1,280 514 387 92 23 89

65 years and older......... 5,118 4,550 378 116 322 102 77 17 4 17

Women, 16 years and older... 64,706 52,180 8,399 2,651 6,995 3,889 2,566 1,048 136 764

16 to 19 years............... 2,057 1,742 188 56 243 209 157 43 2 27

20 to 24 years............... 6,185 4,894 854 216 905 779 506 224 14 131

25 to 34 years............... 13,865 10,706 2,100 683 1,995 1,108 685 341 39 269

35 to 44 years............... 16,150 12,735 2,346 708 1,881 971 647 253 35 199

45 to 54 years............... 15,828 13,038 1,870 637 1,291 489 323 120 34 81

55 to 64 years............... 8,341 7,040 858 316 545 282 207 59 11 48

65 years and older......... 2,279 2,025 182 35 135 52 41 8 1 8

Men, 16 years and older......... 75,301 63,179 7,205 3,166 10,749 3,539 2,763 516 144 1,171

16 to 19 years............... 2,157 1,807 221 50 331 187 131 42 4 41

20 to 24 years............... 7,091 5,894 778 192 1,482 555 416 97 20 133

25 to 34 years............... 17,096 14,016 1,721 870 3,563 1,072 875 141 17 488

35 to 44 years............... 19,168 15,849 1,968 911 2,804 901 722 112 46 333

45 to 54 years............... 17,443 14,834 1,599 678 1,646 542 404 81 42 126

55 to 64 years............... 9,506 8,253 721 382 735 232 180 33 12 41

65 years and older......... 2,839 2,525 196 81 187 50 36 9 4 9

Age and sex

Total Below poverty level

Total White 

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

Total White 

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

See footnotes at end of table.
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Total, 16 years and older...... 5.3 4.6 10.0 4.8 10.9

16 to 19 years............... 9.4 8.1 20.7 5.8 11.9

20 to 24 years............... 10.0 8.5 19.7 8.2 11.1

25 to 34 years............... 7.0 6.3 12.6 3.6 13.6

35 to 44 years............... 5.3 4.8 8.5 5.0 11.4

45 to 54 years............... 3.1 2.6 5.8 5.8 7.1

55 to 64 years............... 2.9 2.5 5.8 3.4 7.0

65 years and older......... 2.0 1.7 4.5 3.9 5.2

Women, 16 years and older... 6.0 4.9 12.5 5.1 10.9

16 to 19 years............... 10.1 9.0 22.6 (2) 11.3

20 to 24 years............... 12.6 10.3 26.3 6.4 14.4

25 to 34 years............... 8.0 6.4 16.2 5.8 13.5

35 to 44 years............... 6.0 5.1 10.8 4.9 10.6

45 to 54 years............... 3.1 2.5 6.4 5.3 6.3

55 to 64 years............... 3.4 2.9 6.9 3.6 8.7

65 years and older......... 2.3 2.0 4.1 (2) 6.1

Men, 16 years and older......... 4.7 4.4 7.2 4.5 10.9

16 to 19 years............... 8.7 7.2 19.1 (2) 12.3

20 to 24 years............... 7.8 7.1 12.4 10.3 9.0

25 to 34 years............... 6.3 6.2 8.2 1.9 13.7

35 to 44 years............... 4.7 4.6 5.7 5.0 11.9

45 to 54 years............... 3.1 2.7 5.1 6.2 7.7

55 to 64 years............... 2.4 2.2 4.6 3.2 5.6

65 years and older......... 1.8 1.4 4.8 4.7 4.6

Age and sex

Rate 1 

Total White 

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

Hispanic 

or Latino 

ethnicity

1

 Beginning with data for 2002, which were collected in the 2003 Annual Social and Economic

Supplement to the Current Population Survey, persons who selected this race group only; persons

who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2002, persons who reported more

than one race group were included in the group they identified as the main race. Also beginning in

2002, Asians no longer include Pacific Islanders. 2

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

more. 3

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

 NOTE: 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity

is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as

well as race.

(Numbers in thousands)

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, 2003—Continued