US poverty rate dips to lowest on record, Census Bureau says (Ahmed Aboulenein and Lucia Mutikani, September 15, 2026, Reuters)
In 2025, a family with two adults and two children was classified as in poverty if their annual income was less than $32,649, the bureau said. The official poverty rate for children fell to a ‌historic low of 13.4% in 2025.
Here’s the thing: if that family works 80 hours a week at McDonalds their income is over $50k