Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in United States
United States: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 3.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in United States, 1963–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in United States stood at 3.74 million people.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in United States peaked at 4.68 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 996,299 people, in 2021.
That places United States 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 people | 1.42 million people | 3.03 million people | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.67 million people | 1.32 million people | 2.26 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.85 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million people | 1.25 million people | 2.48 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 million people | 2.26 million people | 3.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 million people | 3.30 million people | 4.25 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million people | 996,299 people | 4.68 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More poverty & inequality data for United States
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1179 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in United States?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in United States was 3.74 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 996,299 people in 2021.
- How does United States rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- United States ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.