Poverty is defined by the U.S. government as having an income equal to or less than three times an average family's minimum food expenditure as calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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The U.S. poverty threshold is based on the "thrifty food plan" developed by the USDA, which estimates the minimum food expenditure, and the poverty line is set at three times this amount.

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