National Poverty Guidelines 2024. In 2024 hhs has set the federal poverty level for all contiguous 48 states, puerto rico, the district of columbia and all u.s. The department of health and human services has released the federal poverty level (fpl) guidelines for 2024.

Computations for the 2024 annual update of the hhs poverty guidelines for the 48 contiguous states and the district of columbia. The official poverty rate in 2022 was 11.5 percent, with 37.9 million people in poverty.