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As you can see, the level changes with the number of household members. For a family of two, the poverty line is set at a household income of $15,730 per year. As of the last Census in 2010, 15.1% of the U.S. lives in poverty.
Change in Poverty Rate From The Prior Year. The U.S. poverty rate for the nation as a whole remained constant at 14.8% of the population from 2013 to 2014. The Census Bureau reported a 14.5% poverty rate last year for 2013, but revised the number up to 14.8% based on improved sampling techniques. The poverty rate has been very static over the past 30 years.