Poverty thresholds by size of family and number of related children under age 18, 2023

Related children under 18 years
Size of family unit Weighted average thresholds None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight or more
One person (unrelated individual): $15,480
Under 65 years $15,850 $15,852
65 years and over $14,610 $14,614
Two people: $19,680
Householder under 65 years $20,490 $20,404 $21,002
Householder 65 years and over $18,430 $18,418 $20,923
Three people $24,230 $23,834 $24,526 $24,549
Four people $31,200 $31,428 $31,942 $30,900 $31,008
Five people $36,990 $37,901 $38,452 $37,275 $36,363 $35,807
Six people $41,860 $43,593 $43,766 $42,864 $41,999 $40,714 $39,952
Seven people $47,670 $50,159 $50,472 $49,393 $48,640 $47,238 $45,602 $43,808
Eight people $52,850 $56,099 $56,594 $55,575 $54,683 $53,416 $51,809 $50,136 $49,710
Nine people or more $62,900 $67,483 $67,810 $66,908 $66,151 $64,908 $63,198 $61,651 $61,268 $58,907
Economic Policy Institute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. “Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Children” [Excel file], Poverty Thresholds. Updated January 23, 2025. 

View the underlying data on epi.org.