U.S. number of people living below the poverty line 1990-2023

In 2023, about 36.79 million people were living below the poverty line in the United States, a considerable decrease from the previous year. The number of people living in poverty peaked in 2014, but had been trending downwards until the year of the COVID-19 pandemic began.

截至2023年，美国约有3679万人生活在贫困线以下，较上一年显著减少。贫困人口数量在2014年达到顶峰，但自那时起一直呈下降趋势，直至COVID-19疫情爆发之年。