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Table A.5
Low income cut-offs (LICOs), 1986 base, after tax

  Community size
Rural areas Urban areas
Less than 30,000 30,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 499,999 500,000 and over
Size of family unit dollars
1986
1 person 6,414 7,532 8,381 8,607 10,045
2 persons 8,696 10,212 11,364 11,669 13,620
3 persons 11,258 13,220 14,711 15,107 17,632
4 persons 13,242 15,550 17,304 17,769 20,739
5 persons 14,407 16,919 18,826 19,333 22,565
6 persons 15,399 18,083 20,123 20,664 24,118
7 or more persons 16,372 19,226 21,394 21,969 25,641