In brief

  • US poverty fell to 10.2 percent in 2025, as median household income rose to $87,460

  • Census finds 34.5 million people living in poverty; child poverty is at a record high of 13.4 percent.

  • Inflation has since risen to 3.4 percent, clearly above the 2.7 percent level in 2025.

Read the original story: US poverty rate fell to 10.2% in 2025 before inflation accelerated, written by Kamina Bashir on the site fi.beincrypto.com