Poverty share on less than 30 per day in United States
United States: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 13.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.1
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
104th
of 120 countries
All-time high
43.7
in 1963
All-time low
8.9
in 2021
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in United States, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty share on less than 30 per day in United States stood at 13.1.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in United States peaked at 43.7 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 2021.
That places United States 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.77 | 30.8 | 43.7 | 7 |
| 1970s | 25.73 | 22.4 | 30.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.31 | 21.6 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.99 | 18.8 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.33 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 | 13.6 | 19.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.18 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 share on less than 30 per day in United States?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in United States was 13.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7 in 1963.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- United States ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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