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United States Poverty Rate 2010s

Name: United States Poverty Rate 2010s
Creator: World Bank
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Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

1.10% decade average (2010-2019)

United States's poverty rate during the 2010s ranged from 1.00% (2011) to 1.20% (2010), averaging 1.10% over 10 years of data.

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2010s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2010	1.20%	+0.20pp	42nd
2011	1.00%	−0.20pp	41st
2012	1.00%	+0.00pp	36th
2013	1.00%	+0.00pp	36th
2014	1.20%	+0.20pp	42nd
2015	1.20%	+0.00pp	44th
2016	1.20%	+0.00pp	39th
2017	1.20%	+0.00pp	45th
2018	1.00%	−0.20pp	49th
2019	1.00%	+0.00pp	43rd