US poverty rate
Percent of population below poverty level
40%
1996 WELFARE REFORM
35
30
BLACK
25
20
ALL RACES
15
10
5
0
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
40%
1996 WELFARE
REFORM
35
30
BLACK
25
20
ALL RACES
15
10
5
0
1975
1985
1995
2005
2015
40%
WELFARE
REFORM
35
30
BLACK
25
20
ALL RACES
15
10
5
0
1974
1996
2015
Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Graphic: Jan Diehm/The Guardian