for issues concerning health, coordinate with SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; specify geographic location if pertinent
Scope Note
A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
A situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level.
Poverty thresholds are updated each year by the Census Bureau and used for calculating all official poverty population statistics. Poverty guidelines are issued each year by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines are a simplification of the poverty thresholds for use for administrative purposes — for instance, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs (https://aspe.hhs.gov/2021-poverty-guidelines).
