Chart: Total population and share below the poverty line, by age, 2015

Figure B

	Under 18	18-64	Over 65
Total population	23.2%	61.9%	14.9%
Below poverty line	26.1%	59.6%	14.2%

Note: Poverty line based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2015

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