Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)
People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.
Key facts
- Poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) in the United States was 12.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Louisiana had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 51 states in 2024, at 18.9%, and New Hampshire the lowest, at 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 6,415 places, with figures from 2021 to 2024.
Rankings
- US states
- US counties
- US cities
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Virginia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Kansas
- Counties in Illinois
- Counties in North Carolina
- Counties in Iowa
US states by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- Nevada
- Rhode Island
- New Mexico
Provinces and counties
- Los Angeles County
- Cook County
- Harris County
- Maricopa County
- San Diego County
- Orange County
- Miami-Dade County
- Dallas County
- Kings County
- Riverside County
- Winnebago County
- Horry County
- Jefferson County
- Hays County
- Oakland County
- Ottawa County
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"poverty_rate_acs","level":"region","within":"United States"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=poverty_rate_acs&level=region&within=United%20States