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Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone

Many older adults rely heavily on Social Security, the largest anti-poverty program in the United States, and research shows it was the sole source of income for 28% of adult recipients in 2021.

But not all older adults get Social Security benefits, for reasons such as insufficient or no work history. In 2021, older adults ? defined here as those age 65 and over ? who were living in poverty were less likely than their counterparts not in poverty to receive income from programs such as Social Security.

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What are the characteristics and living arrangements of these older adults in poverty ? and what income sources do they rely on to make ends meet?

A U.S. Census Bureau report published today uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation to draw a profile of the 4.7 million older adults who lived in poverty in 2021.

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