United States Poverty Headcount Ratio ($3.00/day) (2024)
United States's Poverty Headcount Ratio ($3.00/day): 1.1 % of population in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SI.POV.DDAY), 1963–2024.
United States (2024)
1.1
% of population
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
62
years of data
Data
| Year | % of population | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -0.2pp |
| 2022 | 1.4 | +1.1pp |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -0.6pp |
| 2019 | 1 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -0.2pp |
| 2017 | 1.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2016 | 1.2 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -0.1pp |
| 2014 | 1.3 | +0.2pp |
| 2013 | 1.1 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1.1 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 1.1 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2009 | 1 | -0.1pp |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2007 | 1 | -0.1pp |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2005 | 1 | -0.1pp |
About this Dataset
United States recorded 1.1 % of population in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 1963–2024 the series ranges from 0.3 % of population in 2021 to 1.6 % of population in 1963.
This page tracks the share of United States's population living on less than $3.00 per day (2021 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the share of United States's population living on less than $3.00 per day (2021 PPP) — the World Bank's extreme poverty line. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1963–2024 (62 observations).
The series peaked at 1.6 % of population in 1963 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 % of population in 2021. The latest reading is 1.1 % of population in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp.