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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Price and Index Number Research > Price research data > Research Poverty Thresholds

Corrected SPM Thresholds (in dollars): 2019–2024

Annual Average

Owners with mortgages Owners without mortgages Renters

2019

29,076 24,515 28,913

2020

29,815 25,249 29,979

2021

30,983 26,055 31,217

2022

33,978 28,455 34,140

2023

36,966 30,588 37,231

2024

39,231 32,879 39,220

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: July 17, 2026