15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. It is possible for the poverty rate to decline even if the number of poor people increases. The official poverty measurements include a family's "in-kind" income. Not all in-kind transfers represent an improved standard of living. Only one out of five families that fall into poverty in one year are out of poverty in the following year. Individual families exhibit remarkable year-to-year stability in income. The poverty estimates include an imputation for the homeless. The latent poor are not included in the official poverty count as poor. There are more poor whites than poor blacks in the U.S. People over age 65 have higher poverty rates than those under age 18. The region of the U.S. with the highest poverty rate is the Midwest. A person who is not working, but actively seeking employment, is considered to be out of the labor force. Less than half of female-headed poor families are active in the labor market