Which of the following statements about poverty in the United States is LEAST accurate?
A. The 2016 poverty threshold for a family of four was $24,563.
B. The highest rates of poverty occur among children, minorities, and urban populations.
C. The poverty rate in 2016 was less than half of what it was in the 1950s.
D. There are far more adults over the age of 64 living in poverty than adults below the age of 64.
E. The group with the highest absolute numbers of people living in poverty is white adults between the ages of 18 and 64.
Answer: D
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