As a long standing NJ/NY resident , I would say everyone I know is living either in poverty or on the cusp of poverty. Nobody can afford an incident with their bodies , their cars, or their homes. They are all living 1 incident away from being destitute. And it’s not like they aren’t making money. Their salaries are 80-100k+ typically. The “actual” cost of living is just so much higher now.
I wouldn’t be surprised to find that this data has the incorrect information regarding costs of living.
Impossible_Ad_569 on
So if you’re an asian or white person with a college degree working full-time, you’re not poor.
Shoogled on
Interested in the differences between the official and the supplemental poverty measures. It’s about 2 percentage points but with some marked exceptions, most notably in the case of ‘Less than HS’. I wonder why that difference is so massive, with the SPM being more than 17 points higher than the official measure.
test_test_1_2 on
It’s crazy how you can be working full-time and still be considered living in poverty.
Brighter_rocks on
what jumps out to me here is the “worked full time” group – only 1.8% (official) vs 4.1% (supplemental). so basically, a full-time job almost guarantees you’re above the poverty line… unless you live in a high cost-of-living area, then the supplemental measure catches you
itslikewoow on
I find it interesting how a college degree is still the biggest factor for staying out of poverty, given the rhetoric around how they’re essentially “worthless” nowadays.
The_Emu_Army on
I have wanted to see this for so long.
Democrats have been complicit in the former measure which outright negates the effects of welfare.
There is one category I want to see, which isn’t there. Disabled Americans, including but not only, military veterans.
Caesars7Hills on
I would be interested in relationship status.
5mokahontas on
Wish they had disabled and able bodied on here too.
bagelman10 on
More white people living in poverty than black people? I had no idea given the rhetoric in this country
NotObviouslyARobot on
This is why I keep telling my 50 y/o coworker who never got his GED to get his GED. So many doors are shut to him to the point he’s almost serially homeless
bkwormtricia on
I presume higher poverty is to the right?? You need to lable your axes, not just put in nunbers that could be percents, or thousands, or whatever!
Jarkside on
Better categories would be-
Did you have your first child before 22?
Did you have your first child before graduating high school?
Did you have your first child before getting married?
Andreas1120 on
It might be interesting to see what % of the overall population each line item is
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Source: [US Census Bureau ](https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.pdf)
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As a long standing NJ/NY resident , I would say everyone I know is living either in poverty or on the cusp of poverty. Nobody can afford an incident with their bodies , their cars, or their homes. They are all living 1 incident away from being destitute. And it’s not like they aren’t making money. Their salaries are 80-100k+ typically. The “actual” cost of living is just so much higher now.
I wouldn’t be surprised to find that this data has the incorrect information regarding costs of living.
So if you’re an asian or white person with a college degree working full-time, you’re not poor.
Interested in the differences between the official and the supplemental poverty measures. It’s about 2 percentage points but with some marked exceptions, most notably in the case of ‘Less than HS’. I wonder why that difference is so massive, with the SPM being more than 17 points higher than the official measure.
It’s crazy how you can be working full-time and still be considered living in poverty.
what jumps out to me here is the “worked full time” group – only 1.8% (official) vs 4.1% (supplemental). so basically, a full-time job almost guarantees you’re above the poverty line… unless you live in a high cost-of-living area, then the supplemental measure catches you
I find it interesting how a college degree is still the biggest factor for staying out of poverty, given the rhetoric around how they’re essentially “worthless” nowadays.
I have wanted to see this for so long.
Democrats have been complicit in the former measure which outright negates the effects of welfare.
There is one category I want to see, which isn’t there. Disabled Americans, including but not only, military veterans.
I would be interested in relationship status.
Wish they had disabled and able bodied on here too.
More white people living in poverty than black people? I had no idea given the rhetoric in this country
This is why I keep telling my 50 y/o coworker who never got his GED to get his GED. So many doors are shut to him to the point he’s almost serially homeless
I presume higher poverty is to the right?? You need to lable your axes, not just put in nunbers that could be percents, or thousands, or whatever!
Better categories would be-
Did you have your first child before 22?
Did you have your first child before graduating high school?
Did you have your first child before getting married?
It might be interesting to see what % of the overall population each line item is