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In 2022, about 37.92 million people were living below the poverty line in the United States, a slight decrease from the previous year. The number of people living in poverty peaked in 2014, but had been trending downwards until the year of the Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)
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Other statistics that may interest you Poverty and Income in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. household income Gini Index 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. Gini gap between rich and poor 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. quarterly wealth distribution 1989-2023, by income percentile
- Basic Statistic U.S. wealth distribution Q3 2023, by generation
Poverty
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- Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of families in poverty 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. share of persons with a disability below the poverty line 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate of families 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. child poverty rate 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate in the United States 2022, by race and ethnicity
Income
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- Basic Statistic U.S. monthly average hourly earnings for all employees 2011-2024
- Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. median household income by age 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2022, by education of householder
- Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2022, by race and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. household income lowest quintile versus top five percent 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. mean disposable household income by age 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S household income shares of quintiles 1970-2022
Inequality
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- Basic Statistic U.S. Gini coefficient income distribution of individual earnings 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. Gini index for income distribution equality by race/origin 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. household Gini index for income distribution 2022, by race and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. female to male earnings ratio 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. gender wage gap for most common occupations for men 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. women's median earnings as a share of men's earnings 1982-2022
Further related statistics
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- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Paraguay 2010-2022
- Honduras: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2010-2019
- U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 2022, by education
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day in Ecuador 2010-2020
- Dominican Republic: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2011-2021
- Mexico: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 1984-2021
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. by age 2010
- Argentina: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars per day 2010-2018
- Costa Rica: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2012-2022
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Uruguay 2010-2021
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Brazil 2001-2021
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day in Colombia 2010-2020
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Bolivia 2011-2021
- U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 1990-2022, by gender
- Chile: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 1998-2020
- Share of population facing food insecurity in Kenya 2021
- Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria 2019, by area
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Statistics
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Paraguay 2010-2022
- Honduras: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2010-2019
- U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 2022, by education
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day in Ecuador 2010-2020
- Dominican Republic: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2011-2021
- Mexico: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 1984-2021
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. by age 2010
- Argentina: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars per day 2010-2018
- Costa Rica: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 2012-2022
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Uruguay 2010-2021
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Brazil 2001-2021
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day in Colombia 2010-2020
- Poverty headcount ratio at 3.65 U.S. dollars a day in Bolivia 2011-2021
- U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 1990-2022, by gender
- Chile: poverty headcount ratio at 3.20 U.S. dollars a day 1998-2020
- Share of population facing food insecurity in Kenya 2021
- Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria 2019, by area
US Census Bureau. (September 12, 2023). Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Number of People Living below The Poverty Line in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233138/number-of-people-living-below-the-poverty-in-the-us/