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  2. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US. In the United States, poverty has both social and political implications. In 2020, there were 37.2 million people in poverty. [1] Some of the many causes include income, inequality, [needs update][2] inflation, unemployment, debt traps and poor education. [needs update][3] The majority of adults living in poverty are employed and have ...

  3. Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau) - Wikipedia

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    Poverty thresholds were originally developed in 1963–64, based largely on estimates of the minimal cost of food needs, to measure changes in the impoverished population. The thresholds form the basis for calculating the poverty guidelines and, like them, are adjusted annually for overall inflation. The same threshold is used throughout the ...

  4. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    Poverty threshold. Graph of global population living on under 1, 1.25 and 2 equivalent of 2005 US dollars daily (red) and as a proportion of world population (blue) based on 1981–2008 World Bank data [needs update] Poverty thresholds for 2013. The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline[1] is the minimum level of income ...

  5. US incomes rose last year but poverty rates changed little ...

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    Real median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, up 4.0% from 2022, back to the peak reached in 2019, while earnings for workers as a whole were higher than before the pandemic, a boost to ...

  6. Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but ...

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    Nearly a quarter of US nonprofit workers live just above the federal poverty line. ... About 13% of Americans live at or below the federal poverty threshold, meaning their annual household income ...

  7. List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate - Wikipedia

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    Poverty Rate based on Household Income, 2005 . State Health Facts. December 14, 2007. Geographic Adjustments of Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Using the American Community Survey Five-Year Data on Housing Costs Accessed November 27, 2012. The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure Accessed June 5, 2014.

  8. Map: These US states have the highest rates of long-term poverty

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    Between 1989 and 2019, 19.4 million people lived in areas of persistent poverty, according to a report by the US Census Bureau. Persistent poverty can be defined as an area that has consistently ...

  9. Poverty and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Poverty and health are intertwined in the United States. [1] As of 2019, 10.5% of Americans were considered in poverty, according to the U.S. Government's official poverty measure. People who are beneath and at the poverty line have different health risks than citizens above it, as well as different health outcomes.

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