Older people (I don&#x27;t have data on retired vs non-retired) are the least likely to be poor. So if the data is skewed by the retired, it&#x27;s in the opposite direction.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;hhes&#x2F;www&#x2F;poverty&#x2F;data&#x2F;incpovhlth&#x2F;2013&#x2F;figure5.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.census.gov&#x2F;hhes&#x2F;www&#x2F;poverty&#x2F;data&#x2F;incpovhlth&#x2F;2013...</a><p>Working poor is far less common than non-working poor in the US. Non-poor people work a lot more than poor people (hardly surprising, since working brings money and makes you less poor).<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bls.gov&#x2F;opub&#x2F;reports&#x2F;cps&#x2F;a-profile-of-the-working-poor-2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bls.gov&#x2F;opub&#x2F;reports&#x2F;cps&#x2F;a-profile-of-the-working...</a>