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What percentage of Americans over 65 live below the poverty line?

11.3% of Americans over 65 live below the poverty line — about 11 in every 100, or 1 in 10. That is the figure published by the American Community Survey for 2023.

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11.3

Where this number comes from

Survey
American Community Survey
What it measured
American Community Survey 1-year estimate, published under the label “PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL → All people → 18 years and over → 65 years and over”.
Population
Americans aged 65 and over
Year
2023
90% confidence interval
11.2% to 11.4%

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