Table 78.4
Effects of Taxes and Transfers on the Poverty Rate, 2009
Group (by age)
Poverty rate without taxes and transfers
Poverty rate with taxes and transfers
All
23.7%
13.1%
Under 18
24.7
16.6
18 to 64
17.5
11.7
65 and over
48.0
9.8
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau.