Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States
United States: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 19.5 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States, 1963β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States is 19.5, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States peaked at 57.25 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 2021.
That places United States 106th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.96 | 41.5 | 57.25 | 7 |
| 1970s | 35.32 | 31 | 41.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.55 | 29.25 | 36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5 | 26 | 32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.82 | 24 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.77 | 18.5 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 3 |
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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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in United States was 19.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 57.25 in 1963.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- United States ranks 106th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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