Current Poverty Guidelines and LLSIL
|
Family
Size
|
Poverty Guidelines
for all States*
Effective
January 1, 2012
|
70% of LLSIL for Midwest, 2011
|
|
Metro
Counties**
|
Non-Metro
Counties
|
|
1
|
$11,170
|
$8,764
|
$8,471
|
|
2
|
$15,130
|
$14,366
|
$13,875
|
|
3
|
$19,090
|
$19,718
|
$19,048
|
|
4
|
$23,050
|
$24,343
|
$23,511
|
|
5
|
$27,010
|
$28,725
|
$27,751
|
|
6
|
$30,970
|
$33,600
|
$32,453
|
|
7
|
$34,930
|
$38,475
|
$37,155
|
|
8
|
$38,890
|
$43,350
|
$41,857
|
*Except Alaska and Hawaii
** Metro counties in Minnesota include Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Clay, Dakota, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Washington and Wright.
Source: Federal Register, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor
|
Total hourly wage needed at 40 hours per week,
52 weeks per year to meet:
|
|
Family
Size
|
Poverty
Guidelines
|
70% of LLSIL for Midwest
|
|
Metro
Counties**
|
Non-metro
Counties
|
|
1
|
$5.37
|
$4.21
|
$4.07
|
|
2
|
$7.27
|
$6.91
|
$6.67
|
|
3
|
$9.18
|
$9.48
|
$9.16
|
|
4
|
$11.08
|
$11.70
|
$11.30
|
|
5
|
$12.99
|
$13.81
|
$13.34
|
|
6
|
$14.89
|
$16.15
|
$15.60
|
|
7
|
$16.79
|
$18.50
|
$17.86
|
|
8
|
$18.70
|
$20.84
|
$20.12
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