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Reduce the proportion of people living in poverty — SDOH‑01 Data

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
10.6 percent (2024)

National Target:
8.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
11.8 percent of persons were living below the poverty threshold in 2018

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Persons living in poverty, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
11.8
CI 11.5 / 12.1
SE 0.149
10.5
CI 10.2 / 10.8
SE 0.149
11.5
CI 11.1 / 11.8
SE 0.167
11.6
CI 11.2 / 11.9
SE 0.168
11.5
CI 11.1 / 11.9
SE 0.184
11.1
CI 10.8 / 11.4
SE 0.165
10.6
CI 10.3 / 10.9
SE 0.151

Persons living in poverty by Sex, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
10.6
CI 10.3 / 10.9
SE 0.165
9.4
CI 9.1 / 9.7
SE 0.165
10.3
CI 9.9 / 10.6
SE 0.179
10.5
CI 10.2 / 10.9
SE 0.180
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.191
10.2
CI 9.9 / 10.6
SE 0.183
9.6
CI 9.3 / 9.9
SE 0.158
Female
12.9
CI 12.6 / 13.3
SE 0.170
11.5
CI 11.1 / 11.8
SE 0.174
12.6
CI 12.2 / 13.0
SE 0.197
12.6
CI 12.2 / 13.0
SE 0.198
12.5
CI 12.1 / 12.9
SE 0.214
11.9
CI 11.5 / 12.3
SE 0.199
11.6
CI 11.3 / 12.0
SE 0.183

Persons living in poverty by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DNA
DNA
20.0
CI 16.9 / 23.6
SE 1.707
24.3
CI 20.7 / 28.3
SE 1.932
25.0
CI 21.0 / 29.4
SE 2.142
21.2
CI 17.4 / 25.4
SE 2.029
19.3
CI 16.0 / 22.9
SE 1.746
Asian only
10.1
CI 9.2 / 11.1
SE 0.480
7.3
CI 6.5 / 8.3
SE 0.462
8.1
CI 7.1 / 9.2
SE 0.519
9.3
CI 8.3 / 10.4
SE 0.542
8.6
CI 7.5 / 9.9
SE 0.591
9.1
CI 8.0 / 10.2
SE 0.568
7.5
CI 6.5 / 8.6
SE 0.527
Black or African American only
20.8
CI 19.6 / 22.0
SE 0.591
18.8
CI 17.7 / 19.9
SE 0.551
19.6
CI 18.5 / 20.8
SE 0.583
19.5
CI 18.3 / 20.9
SE 0.658
17.1
CI 16.1 / 18.2
SE 0.535
17.9
CI 16.8 / 19.0
SE 0.574
18.4
CI 17.3 / 19.6
SE 0.583
White only
10.1
CI 9.8 / 10.4
SE 0.151
9.1
CI 8.8 / 9.4
SE 0.150
10.1
CI 9.8 / 10.4
SE 0.165
10.0
CI 9.7 / 10.3
SE 0.159
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.193
9.7
CI 9.4 / 10.1
SE 0.173
9.2
CI 8.9 / 9.6
SE 0.159
2 or more races
DNA
DNA
13.1
CI 11.5 / 14.9
SE 0.874
14.2
CI 12.1 / 16.5
SE 1.110
12.2
CI 10.6 / 14.0
SE 0.867
14.4
CI 12.7 / 16.3
SE 0.924
13.3
CI 11.5 / 15.4
SE 1.008
Hispanic or Latino
17.6
CI 16.8 / 18.4
SE 0.409
15.7
CI 14.9 / 16.6
SE 0.438
17.0
CI 16.1 / 18.0
SE 0.473
17.1
CI 16.2 / 18.0
SE 0.457
16.9
CI 16.0 / 17.8
SE 0.467
16.6
CI 15.8 / 17.5
SE 0.442
15.0
CI 14.2 / 15.9
SE 0.453
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.1
CI 19.9 / 22.3
SE 0.611
18.8
CI 17.7 / 19.9
SE 0.566
19.6
CI 18.4 / 20.8
SE 0.599
19.3
CI 18.1 / 20.7
SE 0.672
17.1
CI 16.1 / 18.2
SE 0.517
18.0
CI 16.8 / 19.2
SE 0.609
18.3
CI 17.2 / 19.5
SE 0.590
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.1
CI 7.8 / 8.4
SE 0.141
7.3
CI 7.0 / 7.6
SE 0.145
8.2
CI 7.9 / 8.5
SE 0.163
8.1
CI 7.8 / 8.5
SE 0.166
8.6
CI 8.3 / 9.0
SE 0.193
7.7
CI 7.4 / 8.1
SE 0.164
7.6
CI 7.2 / 7.9
SE 0.167

Persons living in poverty by Age group, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
16.2
CI 15.5 / 16.9
SE 0.343
14.4
CI 13.8 / 15.0
SE 0.309
16.0
CI 15.4 / 16.7
SE 0.344
15.3
CI 14.6 / 16.0
SE 0.370
15.0
CI 14.3 / 15.7
SE 0.364
15.3
CI 14.5 / 16.0
SE 0.379
14.3
CI 13.6 / 15.0
SE 0.348
0-4 years
17.7
CI 16.7 / 18.8
SE 0.543
15.7
CI 14.7 / 16.6
SE 0.480
17.6
CI 16.6 / 18.7
SE 0.529
16.5
CI 15.4 / 17.7
SE 0.575
16.1
CI 15.0 / 17.3
SE 0.589
17.0
CI 15.9 / 18.2
SE 0.568
16.8
CI 15.6 / 18.0
SE 0.624
5-11 years
16.7
CI 15.8 / 17.5
SE 0.432
14.9
CI 14.0 / 15.8
SE 0.435
16.3
CI 15.5 / 17.2
SE 0.431
15.8
CI 14.8 / 16.8
SE 0.498
15.0
CI 14.1 / 16.0
SE 0.462
15.6
CI 14.6 / 16.6
SE 0.506
14.2
CI 13.3 / 15.1
SE 0.440
12-17 years
14.5
CI 13.7 / 15.3
SE 0.406
12.9
CI 12.1 / 13.7
SE 0.403
14.6
CI 13.7 / 15.5
SE 0.459
13.9
CI 13.1 / 14.7
SE 0.410
14.2
CI 13.3 / 15.1
SE 0.458
13.7
CI 12.8 / 14.6
SE 0.458
12.6
CI 11.7 / 13.5
SE 0.467
18-44 years
11.6
CI 11.3 / 12.0
SE 0.196
10.3
CI 9.9 / 10.7
SE 0.202
11.3
CI 10.9 / 11.6
SE 0.192
11.3
CI 10.9 / 11.8
SE 0.211
11.1
CI 10.7 / 11.6
SE 0.235
10.6
CI 10.2 / 11.1
SE 0.207
10.4
CI 10.0 / 10.7
SE 0.178
18-24 years
15.0
CI 14.1 / 15.9
SE 0.450
13.3
CI 12.4 / 14.2
SE 0.445
14.5
CI 13.8 / 15.3
SE 0.401
14.3
CI 13.4 / 15.3
SE 0.491
15.3
CI 14.3 / 16.3
SE 0.509
13.5
CI 12.6 / 14.4
SE 0.459
12.8
CI 12.0 / 13.7
SE 0.416
25-44 years
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.185
9.3
CI 8.9 / 9.7
SE 0.192
10.2
CI 9.8 / 10.6
SE 0.199
10.4
CI 9.9 / 10.8
SE 0.214
9.7
CI 9.2 / 10.1
SE 0.225
9.7
CI 9.3 / 10.1
SE 0.195
9.6
CI 9.2 / 9.9
SE 0.180
45-64 years
9.4
CI 9.0 / 9.7
SE 0.179
8.3
CI 7.9 / 8.7
SE 0.196
9.4
CI 9.0 / 9.8
SE 0.208
9.4
CI 9.0 / 9.8
SE 0.207
9.9
CI 9.4 / 10.4
SE 0.245
9.0
CI 8.6 / 9.4
SE 0.203
8.3
CI 7.9 / 8.8
SE 0.217
45-54 years
8.4
CI 7.9 / 9.0
SE 0.266
7.4
CI 6.9 / 7.8
SE 0.233
8.5
CI 8.0 / 9.1
SE 0.271
8.2
CI 7.7 / 8.7
SE 0.259
8.2
CI 7.6 / 8.8
SE 0.307
7.7
CI 7.2 / 8.3
SE 0.259
7.6
CI 7.0 / 8.1
SE 0.273
55-64 years
10.3
CI 9.8 / 10.7
SE 0.238
9.1
CI 8.6 / 9.7
SE 0.291
10.1
CI 9.6 / 10.8
SE 0.309
10.5
CI 10.0 / 11.1
SE 0.290
11.4
CI 10.8 / 12.1
SE 0.330
10.2
CI 9.6 / 10.9
SE 0.326
9.1
CI 8.5 / 9.7
SE 0.285
65 years and over
9.7
CI 9.3 / 10.2
SE 0.233
8.9
CI 8.5 / 9.3
SE 0.222
8.9
CI 8.4 / 9.5
SE 0.265
10.3
CI 9.8 / 10.8
SE 0.254
10.2
CI 9.7 / 10.7
SE 0.270
9.7
CI 9.3 / 10.2
SE 0.248
9.9
CI 9.5 / 10.4
SE 0.240
65-74 years
8.7
CI 8.1 / 9.2
SE 0.280
7.9
CI 7.4 / 8.5
SE 0.279
8.2
CI 7.6 / 8.8
SE 0.318
9.7
CI 9.0 / 10.3
SE 0.324
9.4
CI 8.8 / 10.0
SE 0.327
9.2
CI 8.6 / 9.8
SE 0.318
9.4
CI 8.8 / 9.9
SE 0.283
75 years and over
11.3
CI 10.6 / 12.1
SE 0.378
10.3
CI 9.6 / 11.0
SE 0.355
10.1
CI 9.4 / 10.8
SE 0.370
11.3
CI 10.5 / 12.2
SE 0.424
11.3
CI 10.6 / 12.2
SE 0.407
10.5
CI 9.8 / 11.3
SE 0.384
10.7
CI 10.0 / 11.5
SE 0.391

Persons living in poverty by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
25.9
CI 24.9 / 27.0
SE 0.534
23.7
CI 22.6 / 25.0
SE 0.608
24.7
CI 23.6 / 25.9
SE 0.580
27.2
CI 26.0 / 28.4
SE 0.614
25.2
CI 23.9 / 26.6
SE 0.683
25.1
CI 24.0 / 26.3
SE 0.577
23.1
CI 21.8 / 24.5
SE 0.660
High school
12.7
CI 12.3 / 13.2
SE 0.241
11.5
CI 11.0 / 12.0
SE 0.241
13.3
CI 12.7 / 13.8
SE 0.271
13.2
CI 12.7 / 13.8
SE 0.281
13.3
CI 12.7 / 13.9
SE 0.323
13.1
CI 12.6 / 13.6
SE 0.246
12.8
CI 12.2 / 13.3
SE 0.283
Some college or Associate degree
8.4
CI 8.0 / 8.8
SE 0.194
7.8
CI 7.4 / 8.2
SE 0.206
8.4
CI 8.0 / 8.8
SE 0.217
9.2
CI 8.8 / 9.7
SE 0.248
9.3
CI 8.8 / 9.8
SE 0.260
8.5
CI 8.0 / 8.9
SE 0.223
8.8
CI 8.3 / 9.3
SE 0.243
4-year college degree or more
4.4
CI 4.1 / 4.7
SE 0.161
3.9
CI 3.7 / 4.2
SE 0.136
4.0
CI 3.7 / 4.3
SE 0.150
4.1
CI 3.8 / 4.4
SE 0.140
4.3
CI 4.0 / 4.6
SE 0.130
4.0
CI 3.8 / 4.3
SE 0.137
4.1
CI 3.8 / 4.4
SE 0.141

Persons living in poverty by Health insurance status, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Geographic location, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Marital status (18 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Marital status (18 years and over)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Country of birth, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
11.4
CI 11.1 / 11.8
SE 0.157
10.1
CI 9.8 / 10.4
SE 0.147
11.1
CI 10.8 / 11.5
SE 0.169
11.0
CI 10.7 / 11.4
SE 0.176
11.0
CI 10.7 / 11.4
SE 0.184
10.5
CI 10.2 / 10.9
SE 0.173
10.2
CI 9.9 / 10.5
SE 0.156
Outside US
13.8
CI 13.1 / 14.5
SE 0.341
12.6
CI 11.8 / 13.4
SE 0.401
13.4
CI 12.6 / 14.3
SE 0.412
14.6
CI 13.8 / 15.5
SE 0.429
14.2
CI 13.4 / 15.1
SE 0.448
14.2
CI 13.4 / 15.0
SE 0.419
12.9
CI 12.1 / 13.7
SE 0.392

Persons living in poverty by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran status (20 years and over)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Disability status, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
25.7
CI 24.4 / 27.1
SE 0.673
22.5
CI 21.2 / 23.9
SE 0.664
25.0
CI 23.7 / 26.3
SE 0.651
24.9
CI 23.6 / 26.2
SE 0.672
24.0
CI 22.7 / 25.3
SE 0.663
22.3
CI 21.1 / 23.5
SE 0.620
20.9
CI 19.7 / 22.1
SE 0.618
People without disabilities
9.5
CI 9.2 / 9.8
SE 0.130
8.4
CI 8.1 / 8.7
SE 0.156
9.3
CI 9.0 / 9.7
SE 0.157
9.3
CI 9.0 / 9.6
SE 0.160
9.5
CI 9.1 / 9.8
SE 0.179
8.9
CI 8.6 / 9.2
SE 0.158
8.6
CI 8.3 / 8.9
SE 0.142

Persons living in poverty by Sexual orientation, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Gender identity, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Persons living in poverty by Work experience (16 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Non-worker
20.9
CI 20.4 / 21.4
SE 0.261
18.5
CI 17.9 / 19.1
SE 0.291
20.0
CI 19.4 / 20.5
SE 0.289
21.1
CI 20.5 / 21.7
SE 0.299
21.2
CI 20.6 / 21.9
SE 0.339
20.3
CI 19.7 / 20.9
SE 0.291
19.5
CI 18.9 / 20.1
SE 0.294
Part time worker
11.9
CI 11.2 / 12.6
SE 0.351
10.8
CI 10.2 / 11.4
SE 0.308
11.4
CI 10.7 / 12.1
SE 0.349
11.2
CI 10.5 / 11.9
SE 0.351
11.8
CI 11.2 / 12.6
SE 0.357
10.6
CI 9.8 / 11.4
SE 0.387
10.3
CI 9.6 / 11.0
SE 0.354
1-13 weeks
17.7
CI 16.0 / 19.7
SE 0.946
18.5
CI 16.6 / 20.4
SE 0.952
18.3
CI 16.7 / 20.0
SE 0.850
18.2
CI 16.2 / 20.4
SE 1.049
18.4
CI 16.4 / 20.6
SE 1.070
15.9
CI 13.9 / 18.0
SE 1.033
16.5
CI 14.4 / 18.9
SE 1.126
14-39 weeks
16.6
CI 15.1 / 18.3
SE 0.805
13.5
CI 12.3 / 14.9
SE 0.662
13.6
CI 12.3 / 15.0
SE 0.697
15.0
CI 13.7 / 16.5
SE 0.721
16.5
CI 14.9 / 18.2
SE 0.832
14.1
CI 12.5 / 15.9
SE 0.875
15.2
CI 13.6 / 16.8
SE 0.812
40-49 weeks
9.8
CI 8.1 / 11.8
SE 0.914
10.7
CI 8.9 / 12.7
SE 0.954
9.2
CI 7.6 / 11.0
SE 0.839
10.5
CI 8.9 / 12.4
SE 0.903
9.1
CI 7.3 / 11.3
SE 1.020
10.0
CI 8.3 / 12.0
SE 0.942
8.3
CI 6.8 / 10.0
SE 0.811
50-52 weeks
9.1
CI 8.3 / 10.0
SE 0.408
7.7
CI 7.1 / 8.4
SE 0.344
7.3
CI 6.7 / 8.1
SE 0.358
7.5
CI 6.8 / 8.4
SE 0.404
8.8
CI 8.0 / 9.7
SE 0.445
8.0
CI 7.3 / 8.9
SE 0.405
7.4
CI 6.6 / 8.1
SE 0.375
Full-time worker
3.3
CI 3.1 / 3.4
SE 0.081
3.0
CI 2.9 / 3.2
SE 0.086
3.2
CI 3.0 / 3.4
SE 0.087
3.0
CI 2.9 / 3.2
SE 0.086
3.0
CI 2.8 / 3.2
SE 0.099
2.8
CI 2.7 / 3.0
SE 0.086
2.8
CI 2.6 / 2.9
SE 0.077
1-13 weeks
19.9
CI 17.6 / 22.5
SE 1.233
18.8
CI 16.3 / 21.5
SE 1.334
18.1
CI 16.7 / 19.5
SE 0.716
20.9
CI 18.7 / 23.4
SE 1.205
21.5
CI 18.6 / 24.8
SE 1.546
19.9
CI 17.3 / 22.9
SE 1.441
20.4
CI 17.4 / 23.7
SE 1.605
14-39 weeks
12.4
CI 11.2 / 13.7
SE 0.648
11.9
CI 10.6 / 13.4
SE 0.698
8.6
CI 7.7 / 9.7
SE 0.494
10.9
CI 9.8 / 12.1
SE 0.568
12.6
CI 11.2 / 14.1
SE 0.742
11.7
CI 10.5 / 13.0
SE 0.619
10.6
CI 9.3 / 12.1
SE 0.700
40-49 weeks
4.9
CI 4.2 / 5.8
SE 0.409
4.2
CI 3.5 / 5.2
SE 0.428
4.1
CI 3.6 / 4.8
SE 0.296
4.7
CI 3.9 / 5.7
SE 0.467
4.5
CI 3.7 / 5.5
SE 0.461
4.0
CI 3.3 / 4.9
SE 0.419
4.3
CI 3.5 / 5.3
SE 0.444
50-52 weeks
2.2
CI 2.1 / 2.3
SE 0.069
2.0
CI 1.8 / 2.1
SE 0.074
1.6
CI 1.4 / 1.7
SE 0.070
1.8
CI 1.7 / 1.9
SE 0.068
1.8
CI 1.7 / 2.0
SE 0.073
1.8
CI 1.6 / 2.0
SE 0.082
1.7
CI 1.6 / 1.9
SE 0.061

Disparity