| Characteristic | Percentage of population |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% |
| 2021 | 12.1% |
| 2020 | 12% |
| 2019 | 11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% |
| 2017 | 12.6% |
| 2016 | 13% |
| 2015 | 13.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% |
| 2011 | 15% |
| 2010 | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% |
| 2006 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 12% |
| 2004 | 11.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% |
| 2002 | 11.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% |
| 2000 | 11.1% |
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Release date
September 2024
Region
United States
Survey time period
2000 to 2023
Supplementary notes
Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.
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