National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC):
Highlights
Official Poverty Measure
In 2023, the official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 11.1 percent. There were 36.8 million people in poverty in 2023, not statistically different from 2022 (Figure 1 and Table A-1).
Between 2022 and 2023, the official poverty rate decreased for White and non-Hispanic White individuals; women; 18- to 64-year-olds; unrelated individuals; all workers; less than full-time, year-round workers; and those with some college. The only group to experience a statistically significant increase in their official poverty rate was the Two or More Races population (Figure 2 and Tables A-1 and A-2).
Supplemental Poverty Measure
The SPM rate in 2023 was 12.9 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from 2022 (Figure 6 and Table B-3).
The SPM child poverty rate increased 1.3 percentage points to 13.7 percent in 2023 (Figure 4 and Table B-3).
Social Security continues to be the largest anti-poverty program, moving 27.6 million individuals out of SPM poverty in 2023 (Figure 10 and Table B-7).
Key Stats
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Figures, Official Poverty Measure:
Note: Figure 1 shown above is cropped. Click on the image for the full figure, including notes and source.
More Stats
From Census.gov / Topics / Income and Poverty:
Source: 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
From Data / Census Academy / Webinars:
From the Library / America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers:
From the Newsroom: