The poverty guidelines are not defined for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Note that the poverty thresholds - the original version of the poverty measure - have never had separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The separate poverty guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the 1966-1970 period. The following figures are the 2019 HHS poverty guidelines which will be published in the Federal RegisterĢ019 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAįor families/households with more than 8 persons, add $4,420 for each additional person.įor families/households with more than 8 persons, add $5,530 for each additional person.įor families/households with more than 8 persons, add $5,080 for each additional person. See also the discussion of this topic on the Institute for Research on Poverty’s web site. Key differences between poverty thresholds and poverty guidelines are outlined in a table under Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The poverty guidelines are sometimes loosely referred to as the “federal poverty level” (FPL), but that phrase is ambiguous and should be avoided, especially in situations (e.g., legislative or administrative) where precision is important. The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes - for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs. They are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The poverty guidelines are the other version of the federal poverty measure. For an example of how the Census Bureau applies the thresholds to a family’s income to determine its poverty status, see “ How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty” on the Census Bureau’s web site. (In other words, all official poverty population figures are calculated using the poverty thresholds, not the guidelines.) Poverty thresholds since 1973 (and for selected earlier years) and weighted average poverty thresholds since 1959 are available on the Census Bureau’s Web site. The thresholds are used mainly for statistical purposes - for instance, preparing estimates of the number of Americans in poverty each year. They are updated each year by the Census Bureau. The poverty thresholds are the original version of the federal poverty measure. There are two slightly different versions of the federal poverty measure: Federal Poverty Guidelines Used to Determine Financial Eligibility for Certain Federal Programs
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