U.S. Poverty Rate | Historical Data | Chart | 1963-2023

U.S. poverty rate for 2023 was 2.00%, a 0.2% decline from 2022.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2022 was 2.20%, a 1.2% increase from 2021.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2021 was 1.00%, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • U.S. poverty rate for 2020 was 1.50%, a 0.2% decline from 2019.
U.S. Poverty Rate: Historical data from 1963 to 2023.