The Fluctuation of the U.S. Poverty Rate

	Americans below poverty level
1966	17.7
1967	17.8
1968	15.9
1969	14.7
1970	15
1971	15
1972	14.1
1973	13.2
1974	13.3
1975	14.4
1976	13.7
1977	13.5
1978	12.8
1979	13
1980	14
1981	14.9
1982	15.8
1983	16.4
1984	15.5
1985	14.8
1986	14.4
1987	14.2
1988	13.8
1989	13.5
1990	14.1
1991	14.7
1992	15.2
1993	15.5
1994	14.8
1995	13.9
1996	13.8
1997	13.3
1998	12.7
1999	11.9
2000	11.3
2001	11.7
2002	12.1
2003	12.5
2004	12.7
2005	12.6
2006	12.3
2007	12.5
2008	13.2
2009	14.3
2010	15.1
2011	15

%

Sources: census.gov