2025 Poverty Guidelines 48 Contiguous States. The federal poverty guidelines are established for and apply to the 48 contiguous states and the district of columbia. The poverty guidelines are a simplified version of the poverty thresholds that the census bureau uses to prepare its estimates of the number of individuals and families in poverty.
48 contiguous states and the district of. A single set of guidelines applies to the 48 contiguous states and the district of columbia.