Poverty Line 2024. The poverty rate for american children was 12.4%, the lowest since 1973, and the rate for people 65 and older was 10.2%, up from 8.9% in 2019. Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line.

In 2024 hhs has set the federal poverty level for all contiguous 48 states, puerto rico, the district of columbia and all u.s. 2024 us federal poverty line, percent of us living in poverty, & federal poverty levels for hawaii, alaska, & 48 states, by family size.