There’s actually a more accurate measure to use than Trump’s, which paints quite a different picture.

President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. has the “best poverty numbers in history,” meaning less poverty now than at any ...

A White House Press Office spokesperson confirmed that Trump was referring to a report published on September 16, which found ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. poverty rate edged down in 2025, while median household income hit a record high, the government said on Tuesday, The Census Bureau said the poverty rate -- ...

The president told reporters in September 2026 that the U.S. had "the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country ...

The US poverty rate fell to 10.2% in 2025. Real median household income reached a record $87,460, according to Census Bureau ...

Trump raises eyebrows as he claims US has ‘best poverty numbers’ ...

The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. The supplemental ...

Poverty among Americans 65 and older has jumped roughly 45% since 2019 — the highest rate of any age group, according to a new analysis.

US household incomes rose last year to an all-time high and the poverty rate fell to one of the lowest levels on record.