Poverty & Inequality in United States 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2024 down 21.7% 97th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% 74th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2024 down 20.0% 45th Prosperity gap 1.3 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 18.8% 87th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% 88th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.2% 2024 up 8.0% 62nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% 2024 down 18.2% 61st Population living in slums 0.1% 2022 down 53.4% 147th Income share held by second 20% 10.0% 2024 down 1.0% 100th Gini index 41.8 2024 up 0.2% 22nd Income share held by lowest 20% 5.1% 2024 down 1.9% 106th Income share held by lowest 10% 1.7% 2024 unchanged 109th Income share held by highest 10% 30.7% 2024 down 0.3% 31st Income share held by highest 20% 47.1% 2024 down 0.6% 24th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.6% 2024 up 0.9% 29th Income share held by third 20% 15.1% 2024 up 1.3% 91st Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 18.9% 2024 up 11.2% 14th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2024 down 18.8% 31st