Question

what is the poverty ratio in early 1950s

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

approximately 22 percent

In the late 1950s, the poverty rate was approximately 22 percent, with just shy of 40 million Americans living in poverty. The rate declined steadily, reaching a low of 11.1 percent in 1973 and rising to a high of nearly 15 percent three times – in 1983, 1993 and 2011.