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  1. The data is measured in international-$ at 2017 prices – this adjusts for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.

  2. South Sudan has the highest poverty rate at 82.3%, indicating severe economic challenges and a need for significant humanitarian and developmental aid. The United States, with a significant wealth inequality gap, has varying poverty rates, up to 17.8%, pointing to challenges even in the world's largest economy.

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  4. Nov 9, 2023 · Georgia poverty rate change 2012-2022: -33.9% | 19.2% to 12.7% Arizona poverty rate change 2012-2022: -33.2% | 18.7% to 12.5% Idaho poverty rate change 2012-2022: -32.7% | 15.9% to 10.7% Colorado...

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  5. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than 1.90 international-$ per day. International-$ are adjusted for price differences between countries and for price changes over time (inflation). Our World in Data

  6. Dec 4, 2023 · This brief uses the 2021 and 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2022 as well as the changes in poverty from 2021 for the nation, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and metropolitan areas. The brief also discusses the distribution of people by income-to-poverty ratios for the ...

  7. Oct 4, 2023 · California, Florida, and Mississippi are the three states with the highest percent of residents living in poverty.

  8. Poverty rates were highest in the states of New Mexico (18.2%), Mississippi (17.8%), Louisiana (16.9%), Arkansas (15.9%), Kentucky (15.8%), Oklahoma (15.8%), and West Virginia (15.6%) and they were lowest in the states of New Hampshire (7.42%), Maryland (9.02%), Utah (9.13%), Hawaii (9.26%). U.S. Census Bureau table.