Poverty - Census.gov
Sep 11, 2025 · If a family's total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and composition, then they are considered to be in poverty.
How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
Apr 9, 2025 · Learn how poverty thresholds are assigned and what sources of income are used to determine poverty status.
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024 - World Bank Group
The World Bank has set a clear mission: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first postpandemic assessment of global progress on …
June 2025 Update to Global Poverty Lines - World Bank Group
The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ …
Difference Between the Supplemental and Official Poverty Measures
Sep 4, 2024 · The second, the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), includes both cash and noncash benefits and subtracts necessary expenses (such as taxes and medical expenses). …
Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024
Aug 15, 2025 · Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
Oct 15, 2024 · A high-level event focused on advancing pathways to eradicate poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet amid today’s polycrisis. The discussion will center on the …
The World Bank’s Updated Global Poverty Lines: Indonesia
Jun 13, 2025 · Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal. The World Bank does this at the global level using three …
Supplemental Poverty Measure - Census.gov
Sep 9, 2025 · In 2009, the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) created a Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to replace previous experimental poverty measures.
Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone
Jun 25, 2024 · New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.