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  2. Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau) - Wikipedia

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    There are 48 possible poverty thresholds that a family can be assigned to, which vary based on the family size and the age of its members. If a family's total income before taxes is below the poverty threshold, that family is in poverty, and all members of that family have the same poverty status. The same applies for a single individual.

  3. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline [1] is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. [2] The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult. [ 3 ]

  4. Poverty in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] By the OPM, the poverty threshold for 2021 for a single person was $13,800, and for a family of four was $27,700. [9] In 2020, the World Bank reported that 0.25% of Americans lived below the international definition of extreme poverty, which is living on less than $2.15 per day in 2017 Purchasing Power Parity dollars.

  5. What Income Is Considered Poverty Level in Texas in 2023? - AOL

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    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the agency in charge of measuring poverty, the poverty threshold for a family of four in Texas is $29,950, or $14,880 for an individual before taxes.

  6. The Living Wage a Single Person Needs in 20 Major US Cities - AOL

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    The homeowner cost and renter cost were ranked separately to show the living wage a single person needs to live in major US cities if they are renting or if they own a home. All data was collected ...

  7. Foster–Greer–Thorbecke indices - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly used index from the family, FGT 2, puts higher weight on the poverty of the poorest individuals, making it a combined measure of poverty and income inequality and a popular choice within development economics. The indices were introduced in a 1984 paper by economists Erik Thorbecke, Joel Greer, and James Foster. [1] [2]

  8. What Income Is Considered Poverty Level in Florida in 2023? - AOL

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    Under their guidelines, a family of four in Florida is considered at 100% of the federal poverty level if they earn $30,000 or less yearly. In January 2023, the HHS took the 2021 Census Bureau’s ...

  9. Poverty gap index - Wikipedia

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    The poverty gap index is an improvement over the poverty measure head count ratio, which simply counts all the people below a poverty line in a given population and considers them equally poor. [2] Poverty gap index estimates the depth of poverty by considering how far the poor are from that poverty line on average. [3] The poverty gap index ...