the poverty line

noun

: the level of income that makes it possible for a person to pay for basic food, clothing, and shelter

families living below/at the poverty line

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Some 23% of residents in Williamsburg County, which contains Kingstree, live below the poverty line, about twice the national average, according to federal data. —

Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 In metro New Orleans, 18.5% of residents live below the poverty line. —

Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024 About 18% of residents live below the poverty line, well above the national rate of 11%. —

Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024 About 10% of households in the county live below the poverty line. —

Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the poverty line

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