poverty line
noun
: a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards
called also poverty level
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An analysis of 2019 Census data by the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute revealed that 26 percent of households with unauthorized immigrants had incomes below the federal poverty line.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Residents in census tracts where more than 30% of families lived below the federal poverty line had a fentanyl overdose death rate nearly four times that of those in more affluent areas.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Here, 1 in 8 people live below the federal poverty line.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025
This real-value erosion means the federal poverty line has overtaken the garnishment floor.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Residents in census tracts where more than 30% of families lived below the federal poverty line had a fentanyl overdose death rate nearly four times that of those in more affluent areas.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Here, 1 in 8 people live below the federal poverty line.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025
This real-value erosion means the federal poverty line has overtaken the garnishment floor.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for poverty line
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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