U.S. Poverty Information
U.S. Poverty Statistics
Here are the current U.S. Poverty Statistics released September 2019 by the U.S. Census Bureau [i]. They represent various categories of the population and the percentage of people within those categories in poverty.
Adults not working - 30%
Adults with a disability - 26%
Adults without a high school diploma - 26%
Single moms - 25%
Black Americans - 21%
Foreign born non-citizens - 18%
Hispanic Americans - 18%
All children - 16%
Single dads - 13%
Seniors - 10%
Married couples - 5%
Adults with college degree or higher - 4%
Full time working adults -2%
The U.S. Poverty Threshold is based on household size with the inherent assumption being that it is more economical for two or more people to live in a household because they can share some expenses. The average U.S. Poverty Thresholds for 2018 [i] are shown in the table above. In September, 2020 the poverty thresholds for 2019 will be released by the Census Bureau.