U.S. Poverty Rate 1963-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2022 was 2.00%, a 1% increase from 2021.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2021 was 1.00%, a 0.2% decline from 2020.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2020 was 1.20%, a 0.5% decline from 2019.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2019 was 1.70%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Argentina 10.90%
Uruguay 6.40%
Chile 4.70%
United States 2.00%
U.S. Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2022 2.00% 1.00%
2021 1.00% -0.20%
2020 1.20% -0.50%
2019 1.70% 0.00%
2018 1.70% -0.30%
2017 2.00% 0.00%
2016 2.00% -0.20%
2015 2.20% 0.20%
2014 2.00% 0.00%
2013 2.00% 0.00%
2012 2.00% 0.00%
2011 2.00% 0.00%
2010 2.00% 0.30%
2009 1.70% -0.30%
2008 2.00% 0.30%
2007 1.70% -0.30%
2006 2.00% 0.30%
2005 1.70% -0.30%
2004 2.00% 0.00%
2003 2.00% 0.30%
2002 1.70% 0.00%
2001 1.70% 0.20%
2000 1.50% 0.00%
1999 1.50% 0.00%
1998 1.50% 0.00%
1997 1.50% 0.00%
1996 1.50% 0.00%
1995 1.50% -0.20%
1994 1.70% 0.00%
1993 1.70% 0.00%
1992 1.70% 0.20%
1991 1.50% 0.00%
1990 1.50% 0.30%
1989 1.20% -0.30%
1988 1.50% 0.00%
1987 1.50% -0.20%
1986 1.70% 0.00%
1985 1.70% 0.00%
1984 1.70% -0.30%
1983 2.00% 0.00%
1982 2.00% 0.50%
1981 1.50% 0.00%
1980 1.50% 0.00%
1979 1.50% -0.70%
1978 2.20% 0.20%
1977 2.00% 0.00%
1976 2.00% -0.50%
1975 2.50% 0.00%
1974 2.50% 0.30%
1973 2.20% -0.30%
1972 2.50% 0.00%
1971 2.50% -0.50%
1970 3.00% 0.50%
1969 2.50% -0.20%
1968 2.70% -0.50%
1967 3.20% -0.80%
1966 4.00% 0.30%
1965 3.70% -0.50%
1964 4.20% -0.50%
1963 4.70% -0.50%