<P> In United States , the poverty thresholds are updated every year by Census Bureau . The threshold in United States are updated and used for statistical purposes . In 2015 , in the United States , the poverty threshold for a single person under 65 was an annual income of US $11,770 ; the threshold for a family group of four , including two children , was US $24,250 . According to the U.S. Census Bureau data released on 13 September 2011 , the nation 's poverty rate rose to 15.1 percent in 2010 . </P>
when are you considered under the poverty line
US $11,770