In 2020, about 15.5 percent of District of Columbia's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the proceeding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.
Poverty rate in the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2020
Represents number and percent below poverty level in the past 12 months. Prior to 2006, the American Community Survey universe was limited to the household population and excluded the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Starting 2006, it includes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.
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US Census Bureau. (March 17, 2022). Poverty rate in the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205446/poverty-rate-in-the-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate in the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2020." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205446/poverty-rate-in-the-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Poverty rate in the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205446/poverty-rate-in-the-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate in The District of Columbia from 2000 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205446/poverty-rate-in-the-district-of-columbia/
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