Poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States
United States: Poverty gap index extreme poverty was 0.8208 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8208
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
46th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 2022
All-time low
0.2704
in 2021
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States stood at 0.8208.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States peaked at 1.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2704, in 2021.
That places United States 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7418 | 0.4451 | 0.9976 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.52 | 0.3804 | 0.7266 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3916 | 0.3072 | 0.4998 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4589 | 0.324 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7473 | 0.5589 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8758 | 0.774 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6717 | 0.2704 | 1.04 | 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 poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States?
- Poverty gap index extreme poverty in United States was 0.8208 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index extreme poverty recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2704 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for poverty gap index extreme poverty?
- United States ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index extreme poverty rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Poverty gap index extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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