Poverty and Income in the United States

Statistics report about poverty and income in the United States

Poverty and Income in the United States

This report presents graphs and tables about poverty and income in the United States. The report contains poverty rates, data on household income and provides additional information about income inequality.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. household income Gini Index 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Gini gap between rich and poor 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. quarterly wealth distribution 1989-2023, by income percentile
  • Basic Statistic U.S. wealth distribution Q1 2024, by generation

Poverty

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of families in poverty 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of persons with a disability below the poverty line 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate of families 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. child poverty rate 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. poverty rate in the United States 2023, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate 2021, by age and gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. poverty rate 2023, by education level

Income

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. monthly average hourly earnings for all employees 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income by age 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2023, by education of householder
  • Basic Statistic U.S. median household income 2023, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. household income lowest quintile versus top five percent 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. mean disposable household income by age 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S household income shares of quintiles 1970-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. household income distribution 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. household income percentage distribution 2023, by race and ethnicity

Inequality

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. Gini coefficient income distribution of individual earnings 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Gini index for income distribution equality by race/origin 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. household Gini index for income distribution 2023, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. female to male earnings ratio 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. gender wage gap for most common occupations for men 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. women's median earnings as a share of men's earnings 1982-2022
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