Poverty & Inequality in United States 103 indicators covering poverty & inequality for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 263.25 million people 2024 up 20.4% 1st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 13.1% 2024 down 31.8% 104th Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 1.8% 2024 down 21.7% 96th Number of people living in extreme poverty 336.37 million people 2024 up 6.7% 3rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 3.74 million people 2024 down 9.9% 27th Number of people living in extreme poverty 3.74 million people 2024 down 9.9% 27th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 1.8% 2024 down 21.7% 96th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 12.1% 2024 up 13.1% 14th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 18.9% 2024 up 11.2% 13th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 25.9% 2024 up 7.5% 14th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 22.6% 2024 down 28.3% 109th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.2% 2024 down 20.0% 73rd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 62nd Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 2.2% 2024 down 18.5% 96th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 3.74 million people 2024 down 9.9% 27th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 263.25 million people 2024 up 20.4% 1st Gini coefficient 0.4176 2024 up 0.1% 21st Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 0.4% 2018 down 42.9% 95th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.1% 2024 down 15.4% 60th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 1.3% 2024 down 18.8% 33rd Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3943 2024 up 2.1% 8th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3943 2024 up 2.1% 8th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 323.29 million people 2022 up 6.5% 2nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 1.2% 2022 up 25.1% 53rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 19.5% 2022 down 25.0% 106th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.2% 2022 up 25.1% 53rd Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 4.16 million people 2022 up 32.8% 23rd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 1.5% 2022 up 20.2% 72nd Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 2.0% 2022 up 14.3% 85th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 1.2% 2022 up 25.1% 55th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 22.1% 2023 down 3.1% 32nd Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 16.8% 2023 down 6.6% 30th Share of population living in extreme poverty 1.0% 2018 unchanged 14th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0146 2024 down 19.3% 17th Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 down 50.0% 16th Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 37.0% 2022 down 5.4% 14th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3944 2023 down 0.4% 6th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population 0.3863 2023 down 1.3% 6th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 1.2% 2016 up 20.0% 30th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.4% 2024 unchanged 5th ← Previous Page 2 of 2