What Is the Poverty Rate

What is the poverty rate?

A) the rate at which the number of people relative to the size of the population fall below the poverty line
B) the percentage of the population earning an annual income below the poverty line, according to the federal government's definition
C) the percentage of working adults whose annual income is sufficiently low as to be exempt from paying income taxes
D) the percentage of households who qualify for government assistance to meet the minimal requirement for adequate nutrition