In the U.S., the percentage of total population living in poverty fell significantly during which of the following periods?

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During the 1959-1969 period, the poverty rate in the United States fell from 22.4% to 12.6%, which is a significant decline. This was largely due to the economic growth and prosperity of the 1960s, as well as the implementation of government policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty, such as the War on Poverty initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

In the US, the Percentage of Total Population Living in Poverty Fell