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  1. Poverty in the United States: 2024 - Census.gov

    Sep 9, 2025 · This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.

  2. Poverty - Census.gov

    Sep 11, 2025 · 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.

  3. Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024

    Aug 15, 2025 · Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)

  4. National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025

    Jan 15, 2025 · The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically different from 2022.

  5. Income Inequality - Census.gov

    Jun 13, 2025 · Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.

  6. Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone

    Jun 25, 2024 · New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.

  7. About Program Income and Public Assistance - Census.gov

    Jun 13, 2025 · This section provides detailed information and statistics on Public Assistance. Find the latest news, publications, and other content.

  8. Varying Degrees of Poverty, Thinking Beyond 'Poor' and 'Not Poor'

    Sep 6, 2018 · The concept of poverty is often interpreted as a state of being “poor” or “not poor.” However, identifying one population as “poor” and everyone else as “not poor” oversimplifies the …

  9. U.S. Poverty Rate Varies by Age Groups - Census.gov

    Dec 4, 2023 · The poverty rate for the nation’s oldest populations was lower than for the youngest but increased in 2022 while child poverty decreased.

  10. Income & Poverty Data Tables - Census.gov

    May 1, 2025 · 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. If you are using a …