Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States
United States: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 3.74 million in 2024. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States, 1963β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States stood at 3.74 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States peaked at 4.68 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 996,299, in 2021.
United States ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 million | 1.42 million | 3.03 million | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.67 million | 1.32 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million | 1.22 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million | 1.25 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 million | 2.26 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 million | 3.30 million | 4.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million | 996,299 | 4.68 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.169 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in United States was 3.74 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 996,299 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- United States ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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