The Official Poverty Level in the United States Is Defined

The official poverty level in the United States is defined as:​

A) the income earned by the bottom 10 percent of the population.
B) the income level of the poorest 2 million households.
C) income less than $15,000 annually.
D) income equal to three times the estimated cost of a nutritionally adequate diet.
E) the ratio of total annual income of households to the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet.