Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United States
United States: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 332.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 332.63 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in United States peaked at 332.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 176.18 million, in 1963.
United States ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 185.63 million | 176.18 million | 194.97 million | 7 |
| 1970s | 207.40 million | 196.24 million | 219.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 230.31 million | 221.77 million | 241.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 258.15 million | 243.88 million | 273.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 287.09 million | 276.24 million | 299.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 312.15 million | 300.72 million | 323.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.08 million | 325.67 million | 332.63 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 poverty thresholds in United States?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in United States was 332.63 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 332.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.18 million in 1963.
- How does United States rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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