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2026-09-16 08:54:11
[US Poverty Rate Drops to Historic Low, Median Household Income Also Hits Record High] 1. Data released Tuesday by the US Census Bureau shows that the US poverty rate will drop to its lowest point on record in 2025, while median household income will rise to a record high. Approximately 34.5 million people will live below the poverty line that year. 2. This marks the second consecutive year of decline in the poverty rate. The official poverty rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 10.2%. Including non-cash government benefits and taxes, the supplemental poverty rate is 13.1%. Median household income rose 2.6% year-on-year to $87,460. 3. According to the Census Bureau's standards, in 2025, a household of two adults and two children with an annual income below $32,649 will be considered poor. The official child poverty rate fell to 13.4%, also a record low. 4. Regarding health insurance, most Americans will have health insurance for the entire year or part of the year in 2025, but 26.7 million people will still be uninsured for the entire year, representing 7.9% of the total population. This proportion remained largely unchanged from the previous year, continuing to be close to historically low levels.
