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Memphis Metro Area Historical Poverty Level Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	254,320	19.39%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49,699	15.13%, see rank	11.47%

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	242,548	18.79%, see rank	14.88%
Family in Poverty	47,244	14.55%, see rank	10.92%

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	236,311	18.56%, see rank	13.82%
Family in Poverty	46,894	14.45%, see rank	10.08%

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	231,352	18.37%, see rank	13.47%
Family in Poverty	46,054	14.35%, see rank	9.86%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.