Poverty Rate
In the United States, an estimated 41,393,176 of 324,173,084 people live in poverty.
Population
United States
2021
12.8% of 324.2 million people
- Age
Under 18 years
United States
2021
16.9% of 72.3 million people
Under 5 years
United States
2021
18.3% of 18.3 million people
5 to 17 years
United States
2021
16.5% of 54.0 million people
Related children of householder under 18 years
United States
2021
16.6% of 72.0 million people
18 to 64 years
United States
2021
11.9% of 197.1 million people
18 to 34 years
United States
2021
14.8% of 71.4 million people
35 to 64 years
United States
2021
10.3% of 125.8 million people
60 years and over
United States
2021
10.6% of 76.2 million people
65 years and over
United States
2021
10.3% of 54.7 million people
- Gender
Male
United States
2021
11.6% of 159.7 million people
Female
United States
2021
13.9% of 164.4 million people
- Race
White
United States
2021
9.8% of 198.5 million people
Black or African American
United States
2021
21.8% of 38.5 million people
American Indian and Alaska Native
United States
2021
21.4% of 3.1 million people
Asian
United States
2021
10.2% of 18.8 million people
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
United States
2021
17.6% of 594.6 thousand people
Some other race
United States
2021
19% of 23.5 million people
Two or more races
United States
2021
15.4% of 41.1 million people
Hispanic
United States
2021
17.5% of 61.4 million people
White, not Hispanic
United States
2021
9.5% of 188.5 million people
- Education level
Population 25 years and over
United States
2021
10.7% of 224.8 million people
Less than high school graduate
United States
2021
24.1% of 23.4 million people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
United States
2021
14.4% of 58.5 million people
Some college, associate's degree
United States
2021
9.9% of 63.3 million people
Bachelor's degree or higher
United States
2021
4.6% of 79.6 million people
- Employment status
Civilian labor force 16 years and over
United States
2021
7% of 165.8 million people
Employed
United States
2021
5.6% of 155.4 million people
Male
United States
2021
4.7% of 81.8 million people
Female
United States
2021
6.5% of 73.6 million people
Unemployed
United States
2021
27.6% of 10.4 million people
Male
United States
2021
25.5% of 5.5 million people
Female
United States
2021
30% of 4.9 million people
- Work experience
Population 16 years and over
United States
2021
11.7% of 260.4 million people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
United States
2021
2.3% of 111.3 million people
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months
United States
2021
14.7% of 59.2 million people
Did not work
United States
2021
21.3% of 90.0 million people
- Single people
SINGLE PEOPLE
United States
2021
24% of 64.5 million people
Male
United States
2021
21.7% of 31.8 million people
Female
United States
2021
26.3% of 32.8 million people
18 to 24 years
United States
2021
43.6% of 6.9 million people
25 to 34 years
United States
2021
17.1% of 14.0 million people
35 to 44 years
United States
2021
20.1% of 8.2 million people
45 to 54 years
United States
2021
23.1% of 7.8 million people
55 to 64 years
United States
2021
27.1% of 10.4 million people
65 to 74 years
United States
2021
20.9% of 9.3 million people
75 years and over
United States
2021
21.3% of 7.8 million people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
United States
2021
3.3% of 27.5 million people
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
United States
2021
31.9% of 14.2 million people
Did not work
United States
2021
44.1% of 22.8 million people
Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined
United States
2021
12.6%