i didnt know how to read the chart but this is one of the sites where i found something that relates to this question. http://www.success-and-culture.net/articles/incomes.shtml
At what year were poverty rates the highest in the US?
i didnt finish reading the article so i wasnt able to find an answer yet but heres the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States
