Between 2019 and 2021, Social Security benefits lifted around 15 million people aged 65 and over above the poverty line in the United States. This includes 1.4 million individuals in California, and a further 1.4 million in Florida.
Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state
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CBPP. (June 2, 2023). Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/
CBPP. "Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state." Chart. June 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/
CBPP. (2023). Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/
CBPP. "Adults Aged 65 and over Lifted out of Poverty by Social Security Benefits in The United States from 2019 to 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/
CBPP, Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state [Graph], CBPP, June 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318041/adults-65-over-lifted-poverty-social-security-us/