Share of single adult households living below poverty and living wage bench marks, disagregated by number of children

Share of single adult households living below poverty and living wage bench marks, disagregated by number of children

At

or below living wage

At

or below 100% FPL

53%

19%

77%

19%

86%

36%

99%

33%

No Children

One Child

Two Children

Three Children

Note: This analysis excludes the 33 percent of households with household composition outside of those for which a living wage estimate is provided

Source: MECEP analysis of 5 yr ACS microdata (2017-2021) adjusted to 2021 dollars and compared to the 2021 statewide Maine living wage from MIT and the 2021 federal poverty levelCreated with Datawrapper