In 2024, about four percent of the people with a Bachelor's degree or higher were living below the poverty line in the United States. This is far below the poverty rate of those without a high school diploma, which was 23.1 percent that year.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (September 9, 2025). Poverty rate in the United States in 2024, by level of education [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Poverty rate in the United States in 2024, by level of education." Chart. September 9, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Poverty rate in the United States in 2024, by level of education. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/
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U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty rate in the United States in 2024, by level of education ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Poverty rate in the United States in 2024, by level of education [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, September 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/233162/us-poverty-rate-by-education/
