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Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families in United States

Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 living in families whose income was less than twice the federal poverty level.

The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In 2022, the 200% poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $59,356. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Notes

S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.

N.A. - Data not available.

A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families.

Last Updated

March 2024