Figure 20-1
Number of Poor
-Refer to Figure 20-1. Between 1959 and 2011 the poverty rate has

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Figure 20-1
Number of Poor 
-Refer to Figure 20-1. Between 1959 and 2011 the poverty rate has

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The graph shows a decrease in the poverty rate overall between 1959 and 2011. While the number of people in poverty has increased over time, there has been a decrease in the poverty rate as a percentage of the total population.