Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States
United States: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 263.25 million in 2024. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States, 1963β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States stood at 263.25 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States peaked at 270.00 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.48 million, in 1963.
That places United States 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.83 million | 72.48 million | 106.61 million | 7 |
| 1970s | 127.03 million | 107.86 million | 142.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.61 million | 133.55 million | 163.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 174.09 million | 161.01 million | 194.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 206.67 million | 198.64 million | 214.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 228.03 million | 213.92 million | 253.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 261.94 million | 252.85 million | 270.00 million | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 8,414 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 11.68 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1179 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in United States was 263.25 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 270.00 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.48 million in 1963.
- How does United States rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- United States ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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