Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States
United States: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 1.1 in 2024. β² Rising
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States, 1963β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States stood at 1.1.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States peaked at 1.6 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2021.
United States ranks 62nd of 120 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.19 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.78 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.61 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.68 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.99 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 59 Jamaica 1.39 compare
- 60 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.37 compare
- 61 Japan 1.2 compare
- 63 Lithuania, Republic of 1.1 compare
- 64 Serbia, Republic of 1.09 compare
- 65 Bulgaria 1.01 compare
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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in United States was 1.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1963.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2021.
- How does United States rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- United States ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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