If a family's total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and composition, then they are considered to be in poverty.
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 and earlier CPS ASEC.
The World Bank has set a clear mission: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first postpandemic assessment of global progress on this agenda.
The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically different from 2022.
The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household consumption today. The international poverty line, used to measure extreme poverty in low-income countries, is now set at $3 per person per day. For lower-middle income countries, the updated poverty ...
DEC. 17, 2024 — The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts in 2023 was 13.4%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the 2023 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), which provide the only single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties and 13,137 school districts. SAIPE ...
The current official poverty measure was developed in the mid 1960s by Mollie Orshansky, a staff economist at the Social Security Administration. Poverty thresholds were derived from the cost of a minimum food diet multiplied by three to account for other family expenses. For additional information on the history of the poverty measure, refer to the pages below.
Poverty is an important indicator of economic well-being. Federal and state policymakers, as well as community stakeholders often use poverty rates and income-to-poverty ratios as key indicators of current economic conditions within communities and to make comparisons across demographic groups. Poverty rates, measured as the proportion of people in poverty, are often used to identify ...
In 2009, the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) created a Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to replace previous experimental poverty measures.
Income & Poverty Data Tables The tables below provide income and poverty statistics displayed in tables with columns and rows. Many tables are in downloadable in XLS, CVS and PDF file formats.
