Poverty & Inequality in United States 103 indicators covering poverty & inequality for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys 2025 down 10.0% 4th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 15.3% 131st Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 46.5% 145th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman 2023 down 11.7% 149th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 kg per hectare 2024 up 10.2% 10th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.8% 178th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year 2024 down 78.3% 79th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 2023 down 2.2% 65th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% 2023 down 2.2% 65th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 40.7% 186th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.08 % change on previous year 2023 down 245.1% 165th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -10 % change on previous year 2025 — 65th Gender Inequality Index 0.169 2023 down 26.8% 124th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.7% 2023 up 5.2% 161st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 2023 up 0.2% 135th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 2023 up 0.2% 135th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1179 2023 up 2.9% 131st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 64th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2024 down 20.0% 47th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% 76th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2024 down 21.7% 99th Prosperity gap 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 18.8% 89th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2393 2023 down 8.8% 92nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% 2024 down 18.2% 63rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.2% 2024 up 8.0% 64th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% 90th Population living in slums 0.1% 2022 down 53.4% 147th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.832 2023 up 2.5% 29th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.832 2023 up 2.5% 29th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.832 2023 up 2.5% 29th Proportion of population below international poverty line 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 67th Three metrics of inequality 58.69 2024 up 0.5% 38th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5869 2024 up 0.5% 38th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 1,472 2023 up 42.5% 3rd Income share held by second 20% 10.0% 2024 down 1.0% 102nd Income share held by third 20% 15.1% 2024 up 1.3% 93rd Income share held by fourth 20% 22.6% 2024 up 0.9% 31st Income share held by highest 20% 47.1% 2024 down 0.6% 24th Income share held by highest 10% 30.7% 2024 down 0.3% 31st Income share held by lowest 10% 1.7% 2024 unchanged 109th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.1% 2024 down 1.9% 106th Gini index 41.8 2024 up 0.2% 22nd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 18.9% 2024 up 11.2% 16th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 13.0% 16th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.8% 2024 down 18.3% 46th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.4673 2024 down 3.7% 71st Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4673 2024 down 3.7% 71st Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 54,008 2017 up 8.8% 6th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 46.8% 2024 up 2.6% 41st Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 20.7% 2024 up 9.3% 16th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 20.2% 2023 down 2.3% 74th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.4176 2024 up 0.1% 21st Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 3.74 million people 2024 down 9.9% 27th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 332.63 million people 2024 up 7.1% 2nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Page 1 of 2 Next →