Annex
Historical low income cut-offs (LICOs) for the base years 1959 (for 1969), 1969, 1978, and 1986
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All areas (no distinction by community size) |
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Size of family unit | |||||
1 person | 2 persons | 3 persons | 4 persons | 5 or more persons | |
Current dollars | |||||
1969 | 1,894 | 3,157 | 3,788 | 4,420 | 5,051 |
Note: The 1959-based low-income cut-offs were published only starting with 1969. |
Size of family unit | Community size | ||||
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Rural areas | Urban areas | ||||
Less than 30,000 | 30,000 to 99,999 | 100,000 to 499,999 | 500,000 and over | ||
1969 | Current dollars | ||||
1 person | 1,890 | 2,174 | 2,363 | 2,434 | 2,599 |
2 persons | 2,741 | 3,152 | 3,426 | 3,529 | 3,769 |
3 persons | 3,498 | 4,022 | 4,372 | 4,503 | 4,809 |
4 persons | 4,159 | 4,783 | 5,199 | 5,355 | 5,719 |
5 persons | 4,650 | 5,347 | 5,812 | 5,986 | 6,393 |
6 persons | 5,104 | 5,870 | 6,380 | 6,571 | 7,018 |
7 or more persons | 5,596 | 6,435 | 6,995 | 7,205 | 7,695 |
Size of family unit | Community size | ||||
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Rural areas | Urban areas | ||||
Less than 30,000 | 30,000 to 99,999 | 100,000 to 499,999 | 500,000 and over | ||
1978 | Current dollars | ||||
1 person | 4,400 | 4,900 | 5,300 | 5,650 | 5,950 |
2 persons | 5,750 | 6,450 | 6,950 | 7,450 | 7,850 |
3 persons | 7,700 | 8,650 | 9,300 | 9,950 | 10,500 |
4 persons | 8,900 | 10,000 | 10,750 | 11,500 | 12,100 |
5 persons | 10,350 | 11,600 | 12,450 | 13,350 | 14,100 |
6 persons | 11,300 | 12,650 | 13,600 | 14,550 | 15,400 |
7 or more persons | 12,450 | 13,950 | 15,000 | 16,050 | 16,950 |
Note: After-tax LICOs were never published on a 1959 base, 1969 base, or 1978 base. |
Size of family unit | Community size | ||||
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Rural areas | Urban areas | ||||
Less than 30,000 | 30,000 to 99,999 | 100,000 to 499,999 | 500,000 and over | ||
1986 | Current dollars | ||||
1 person | 8,065 | 9,266 | 10,165 | 10,405 | 11,847 |
2 persons | 10,933 | 12,561 | 13,779 | 14,105 | 16,059 |
3 persons | 13,896 | 15,966 | 17,514 | 17,928 | 20,412 |
4 persons | 15,999 | 18,382 | 20,164 | 20,641 | 23,501 |
5 persons | 17,480 | 20,084 | 22,031 | 22,552 | 25,677 |
6 persons | 18,974 | 21,800 | 23,914 | 24,479 | 27,871 |
7 or more persons | 20,408 | 23,448 | 25,721 | 26,329 | 29,977 |
Size of family unit | Community size | ||||
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Rural areas | Urban areas | ||||
Less than 30,000 | 30,000 to 99,999 | 100,000 to 499,999 | 500,000 and over | ||
1986 | Current dollars | ||||
1 person | 6,414 | 7,532 | 8,381 | 8,607 | 10,045 |
2 persons | 8,696 | 10,212 | 11,364 | 11,669 | 13,620 |
3 persons | 11,258 | 13,220 | 14,711 | 15,107 | 17,632 |
4 persons | 13,242 | 15,550 | 17,304 | 17,769 | 20,739 |
5 persons | 14,407 | 16,919 | 18,826 | 19,333 | 22,565 |
6 persons | 15,399 | 18,083 | 20,123 | 20,664 | 24,118 |
7 or more persons | 16,372 | 19,226 | 21,394 | 21,969 | 25,641 |
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