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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.
U.S. Poverty Statistics - Race. While the poverty rate for the population as a whole is 13.5% the rate varies greatly by race. Blacks have the highest poverty rate at 24.1% and Non-Hispanic whites the lowest at 9%. The Poverty rate for Blacks and Hispanics is more than double that of non-Hispanic Whites.