US Poverty Rate Falls to Lowest Level In History

Well, as long as we've been keeping track of it, anyway.

And median (average) household income hit a record high.

Wait until you see how the media spins this.

The U.S. ​poverty rate edged down to the lowest on record ‌in 2025, while median household income hit a record high, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday. There were 34.5 million people in poverty ​in 2025, the agency said.

The decline marked the second ​consecutive annual drop in the poverty rate and brought ⁠it to its lowest level since the bureau began tracking ​the measure. It came as policymakers debate the impact of ​federal spending cuts on safety-net programs.

The poverty rate -- the percentage of people living in poverty -- dipped 0.5 percentage point to 10.2% last year, the ​bureau said. The supplemental measure of poverty, which takes into ​account non-cash government benefits and taxes, was at 13.1%, and the median household ‌income ⁠increased 2.6% to $87,460.

The media very begrugingly stated that the poverty rate fell, but only "slightly, and then added that "experts" "fear the worse" is still to come.

Compare that to how they reported child poverty falling under Biden.

And also note that child poverty under Trump has fallen to the lowest level in recorded history, which they don't bother underlining.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:33 PM

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