Forum Post: Hunger and Poverty Statistics

As defined by the Office of Management and Budget and updated for inflation using the Consumer Price Index, the weighted average poverty threshold for a family of four in 2010 was $22,314. If the calculation is correct that would be $5578.50 per person in the family of four. (See http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/index.html for the complete set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition.)

Poverty level set for 2011 is at $22,350 per year salary.

Persons in Family Unit 48 Contiguous States and D.C. Alaska Hawaii 1 $10,890 $13,600 $12,540 2 $14,710 $18,380 $16,930 3 $18,530 $23,160 $21,320 4 $22,350 $27,940 $25,710 5 $26,170 $32,720 $30,100 6 $29,990 $37,500 $34,490 7 $33,810 $42,280 $38,880 8 $37,630 $47,060 $43,270 Each additional person adds $3,820 $4,780 $4,390