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No poverty - Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Indicator 1.2.1: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

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Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

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Year Units Value
2012 Percent by Age 23.3
2012 Percent by Gender 23.3
2012 Percent by Race 23.3
2012 Percent by Education 23.3
2012 Percentage by Employment 23.3
2013 Percent by Age 23.0
2013 Percent by Gender 23.0
2013 Percent by Race 23.0
2013 Percent by Education 23.0
2013 Percentage by Employment 23.0
2014 Percent by Age 22.4
2014 Percent by Gender 22.4
2014 Percent by Race 22.4
2014 Percent by Education 22.4
2014 Percentage by Employment 22.4
2015 Percent by Age 20.5
2015 Percent by Gender 20.5
2015 Percent by Race 20.5
2015 Percent by Education 20.5
2015 Percentage by Employment 20.5
2016 Percent by Age 19.5
2016 Percent by Gender 19.5
2016 Percent by Race 19.5
2016 Percent by Education 19.5
2016 Percentage by Employment 19.5
2017 Percent by Age 17.4
2017 Percent by Gender 17.4
2017 Percent by Race 17.4
2017 Percent by Education 17.4
2017 Percentage by Employment 17.4
2018 Percent by Age 16.5
2018 Percent by Gender 16.5
2018 Percent by Race 16.5
2018 Percent by Education 16.5
2018 Percentage by Employment 16.5
2019 Percent by Age 16.7
2019 Percent by Gender 16.7
2019 Percent by Race 16.7
2019 Percent by Education 16.7
2019 Percentage by Employment 16.7

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

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Percent Below Poverty Line
Indicator description

The Census Bureau determines poverty status by using an official poverty measure (OPM) that compares pre-tax cash income against a threshold that is set at three times the cost of a minimum food diet in 1963 and adjusted for family size. For context, the 2020 poverty level for a household of 4 was $26,200 in annual earnings. The City of Los Angeles will continue to explore sources on percent of population below poverty by city/local standards.
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Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Unit of measurement

Percentage
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Disaggregation Categories

age, education, gender, race, employment
WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment

Aligns to WCCD 5.3 - Percentage of city population living in poverty
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
Indicator number

1.2.1
Target name

By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.
Target number

1.2
Global indicator description

Monitoring national poverty is important for country-specific development agendas. National poverty lines are used to make more accurate estimates of poverty consistent with the country’s specific economic and social circumstances, and are not intended for international comparisons of poverty rates.
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 98.2 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation

United States Census Bureau
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Link to data source American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months (S1701) opens in a new window
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