United States - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United States was 1.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.20 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1974.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.50 |
| 1979 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 0.50 |
| 1991 | 0.50 |
| 1992 | 0.50 |
| 1993 | 0.50 |
| 1994 | 0.50 |
| 1995 | 0.50 |
| 1996 | 0.50 |
| 1997 | 0.70 |
| 1998 | 0.70 |
| 1999 | 0.70 |
| 2000 | 0.70 |
| 2001 | 0.70 |
| 2002 | 0.70 |
| 2003 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 1.00 |
| 2005 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 1.00 |
| 2008 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | 1.00 |
| 2010 | 1.00 |
| 2011 | 1.00 |
| 2012 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | 1.00 |
| 2014 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 1.00 |
| 2017 | 1.20 |
| 2018 | 1.00 |
| 2019 | 1.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United States was 1.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.50 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 1979.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 0.70 |
| 1986 | 0.70 |
| 1991 | 0.70 |
| 1992 | 0.70 |
| 1993 | 0.70 |
| 1994 | 0.70 |
| 1995 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 0.70 |
| 1997 | 0.70 |
| 1998 | 1.00 |
| 1999 | 0.70 |
| 2000 | 0.70 |
| 2001 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 1.00 |
| 2003 | 1.20 |
| 2004 | 1.20 |
| 2005 | 1.20 |
| 2006 | 1.20 |
| 2007 | 1.20 |
| 2008 | 1.20 |
| 2009 | 1.00 |
| 2010 | 1.20 |
| 2011 | 1.20 |
| 2012 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 1.20 |
| 2017 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 1.20 |
| 2019 | 1.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in United States was 1.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.20 in 1979.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.70 |
| 1979 | 1.20 |
| 1986 | 1.20 |
| 1991 | 1.20 |
| 1992 | 1.50 |
| 1993 | 1.20 |
| 1994 | 1.50 |
| 1995 | 1.20 |
| 1996 | 1.20 |
| 1997 | 1.20 |
| 1998 | 1.50 |
| 1999 | 1.20 |
| 2000 | 1.20 |
| 2001 | 1.50 |
| 2002 | 1.50 |
| 2003 | 1.70 |
| 2004 | 1.70 |
| 2005 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | 1.70 |
| 2007 | 1.50 |
| 2008 | 1.70 |
| 2009 | 1.50 |
| 2010 | 1.70 |
| 2011 | 1.70 |
| 2012 | 1.70 |
| 2013 | 1.70 |
| 2014 | 2.00 |
| 2015 | 1.70 |
| 2016 | 1.70 |
| 2017 | 1.70 |
| 2018 | 1.70 |
| 2019 | 1.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
