Poverty in the United States: 2023 - Census.gov
Sep 10, 2024 · Official Poverty Measure: In 2023, the official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 11.1 percent. There were 36.8 million people in poverty in 2023, not statistically …
Poverty in the United States: 2022 - Census.gov
Sep 12, 2023 · The SPM rate in 2022 was 12.4 percent, an increase of 4.6 percentage points from 2021. This is the first increase in the overall SPM poverty rate since 2010 (Figure 6 and …
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020 - Census.gov
Sep 14, 2021 · The official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019. This is the first increase in poverty after five consecutive annual declines …
How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
Apr 9, 2025 · Following the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive 14, the Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and …
Poverty Rates for Blacks and Hispanics Reached Historic Lows in …
Sep 15, 2020 · The figure shows that for Blacks, the poverty rate of 18.8% in 2019 was the lowest rate observed since poverty estimates were first produced for this group for 1959.
Income and Poverty - Census.gov
Apr 8, 2025 · Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.
Income Inequality - Census.gov
5 days ago · Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.
Poverty Data Tables - Census.gov
Nov 6, 2024 · The tables below provide poverty statistics displayed in tables with columns and rows. Many tables are in downloadable in XLS, CVS and PDF file formats.
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025
Jan 15, 2025 · Official Poverty Measure. In 2023, the official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 11.1 percent. There were 36.8 million people in poverty in 2023, not statistically …
Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2023
Sep 10, 2024 · People 65 and Over with Incomes Below 125 Percent of the Poverty Threshold and the Near Poor by Race [<1.0 MB] Table 12. Female-Headed Households as a Percent of …