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United States Average Poverty Rate 1963-2025

Name: United States Poverty Rate
Creator: World Bank
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0.86% 62 data points

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank

United States's average poverty rate from 1963 to 2025 was 0.86%, based on 62 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.32%	+0.12pp	30th
2023	1.20%	+0.00pp	31st
2022	1.20%	+0.70pp	35th
2021	0.50%	+0.00pp	33rd
2020	0.50%	−0.50pp	34th
2019	1.00%	+0.00pp	43rd
2018	1.00%	−0.20pp	49th
2017	1.20%	+0.00pp	45th
2016	1.20%	+0.00pp	39th
2015	1.20%	+0.00pp	44th
2014	1.20%	+0.20pp	42nd
2013	1.00%	+0.00pp	36th
2012	1.00%	+0.00pp	36th
2011	1.00%	−0.20pp	41st
2010	1.20%	+0.20pp	42nd
2009	1.00%	+0.00pp	40th
2008	1.00%	+0.00pp	43rd
2007	1.00%	+0.00pp	36th
2006	1.00%	+0.00pp	39th
2005	1.00%	+0.00pp	26th
2004	1.00%	+0.00pp	30th
2003	1.00%	+0.00pp	26th
2002	1.00%	+0.00pp	18th
2001	1.00%	+0.30pp	14th
2000	0.70%	+0.00pp	18th
1999	0.70%	+0.00pp	13th
1998	0.70%	+0.00pp	12th
1997	0.70%	+0.00pp	13th
1996	0.70%	+0.00pp	10th
1995	0.70%	+0.00pp	14th
1994	0.70%	+0.00pp	7th
1993	0.70%	+0.20pp	9th
1992	0.50%	+0.00pp	12th
1991	0.50%	+0.00pp	7th
1990	0.50%	+0.00pp	5th
1989	0.50%	+0.00pp	8th
1988	0.50%	+0.00pp	4th
1987	0.50%	−0.20pp	10th
1986	0.70%	+0.00pp	8th
1985	0.70%	+0.00pp	7th
1984	0.70%	+0.00pp	4th
1983	0.70%	+0.00pp	4th
1982	0.70%	+0.20pp	5th
1981	0.50%	+0.00pp	5th
1980	0.50%	−0.20pp	4th
1979	0.70%	+0.00pp	6th
1978	0.70%	+0.20pp	3rd
1977	0.50%	−0.20pp	3rd
1976	0.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1975	0.70%	+0.00pp	4th
1974	0.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1973	0.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1972	0.70%	−0.30pp	2nd
1971	1.00%	+0.00pp	2nd
1970	1.00%	+0.30pp	3rd
1969	0.70%	−0.30pp	2nd
1968	1.00%	+0.00pp	2nd
1967	1.00%	−0.20pp	1st
1966	1.20%	+0.00pp	1st
1965	1.20%	−0.30pp	1st
1964	1.50%	+0.00pp	1st
1963	1.50%	–	1st

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