Adults 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security U.S. by state 2021

Between 2019 and 2021, Social Security benefits lifted around 15 million people aged 65 and over above the poverty line in the United States. This includes 1.4 million individuals in California, and a further 1.4 million in Florida.

Adults aged 65 and over lifted out of poverty by Social Security benefits in the United States from 2019 to 2021, by state

Characteristic	Number of individuals
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

June 2023

More information

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: This analysis uses the Census Bureau's official definition of poverty. In determining poverty status, the Census Bureau compares a family's cash income before taxes with poverty thresholds that vary by the size and age of the family. The poverty thresholds in 2020 were 12,413 U.S. dollars for an elderly individual, 15,644 for USD for an elderly couple, and 26,496 for an average family of four. To calculate the anti-poverty effects of Social Security, we determined each households poverty status twice - first excluding and then including the family's SS benefits.

Citation formats