Chart: Poverty rose in 2022 after the expiration of key assistance programs: Number of people in poverty, pre- and post-tax basis (in millions) | Economic Policy Institute

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Poverty rose in 2022 after the expiration of key assistance programs: Number of people in poverty, pre- and post-tax basis (in millions)

	Pre-tax poverty	Post-tax poverty
2019	73.2	38.3
2020	82.7	30.0
2021	78.2	25.6
2022	78.4	40.9

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Source: Pre-tax and post-tax Supplemental Poverty Measure counts are from Burns and Creamer (2023).

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The end of key U.S. public assistance measures pushed millions of people into poverty in 2022

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