在美國叫：people below poverty line

 

What is the current poverty rate in the United States?Current estimates on poverty in the U.S.

The official poverty rate is 13.5 percent, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 estimates. That year, an estimated 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty according to the official measure. According to supplemental poverty measure, the poverty rate was 14.3 percent.