Not surprisingly, in nearly every ZIP code on this list, the median household income is higher than it is across the state as a whole. The poverty threshold is based on income, and in most of the country, an individual with an annual income of less than $12,8 80, or a family of four earning less than $26,500, is considered to be living in poverty. identified the ZIP code with the lowest poverty rate in every state. Using five-year estimates from the Census’ 2019 ACS, 24/7 Wall St. Of course, the poverty rate varies considerably across the country, and there is at least one town in every state where poverty was virtually nonexistent. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 13.4% of the U.S. However, a steep increase will likely be mitigated by the three rounds of federal stimul us payments.Īs of 2019, the most recent year with an official poverty rate released by the U.S. Normally, such an economic shock would result in a spike in the national poverty rate. unemployment rate to 14.8% in April 2020, its hig hest level si nce the Great Depression.
