Larger shares of older adults would be in or near poverty if not for work

Percentage point increase in poverty rate absent given resource category

Source: PPIC calculations from the California Poverty Measure for 2023–2024.
NOTES: The California Poverty Measure includes not only cash income but also in-kind government benefits (food assistance, housing) as well as non-discretionary costs and county-varying thresholds for cost of living. In or near poverty includes those in families with resources below 150 percent of the poverty threshold. Poverty changes after excluding earned income include wages or salary, self-employment income, and FICA taxes paid.