Number: RL33069
Title: Poverty in the United States: 2007
Authors: Thomas Gabe, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: In 2007, 37.3 million people were counted as poor in the United States. The poverty rate, or percent of the population considered poor under the official definition, was reported at 12.5%. The incidence of poverty varies widely across the population, according to age, education, labor force attachment, family living arrangements, and area of residence, among other factors. Under the official poverty definition, an average family of four was considered poor in 2007 if its pretax cash income for the year was below $21,203.
Pages: 8
Date: August 27, 2008