What Is The Poverty Line 2024. The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 ppps. That amounts to approximately 38 million people.

2024 us federal poverty line, percent of us living in poverty, & federal poverty levels for hawaii, alaska, & 48 states, by family size. Census bureau data — the latest available — 11.6% of americans live at or below the poverty line.