Group 1, 1989
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 4.6.
Group 2,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.1.
Group 3,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.6.
Group 4, 1992
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.8.
Group 5,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.2.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 6.1.
Group 6,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.8.
Group 7, 1995
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.2.
Group 8,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.3.
Group 9,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.2.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.2.
Group 10, 1998
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.2.
Group 11,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 4.5.
Group 12,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 4.9.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 4.3.
Group 13, 2001
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.3.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 4.6.
Group 14,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.2.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 4.9.
Group 15,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.3.
Group 16, 2004
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 5.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.4.
Group 17,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.3.
Group 18,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.
Group 19, 2007.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 6.4.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 5.4.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.1.
Group 20,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 6.5.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 5.4.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 5.6.
Group 21,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.1.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.1.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.7.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 6.2.
Group 22, 2010.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.3.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.7.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 6.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 6.7.
Group 23,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.7.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 7.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 7.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 6.5.
Group 24,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.6.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.9.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 7.5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 6.4.
Group 25, 2013.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.8.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.9.
Group 26,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.7.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.7.
Group 27,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.3.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.4.
Group 28, 2016.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 7.2.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 6.1.
Note: "Deep poverty" is defined as having cash income below half of one's poverty threshold. In 2016, that meant a subsistence level of about $1,000 a month for a family of 4. Metro status of some counties changed in 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) 1990-2013 and annual American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for 2007-16. *CPS poverty status is based on family income in prior year and ACS poverty status is based on family income in the past 12 months.