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2021 Federal Poverty Guidelines <br />Household size <br />48 Contiguous States <br />and the District of <br />Alaska <br />Hawaii <br />Columbia <br />1 <br />$12,880 <br />$16,090 <br />$14,820 <br />2 <br />$17,420 <br />$21,770 <br />$20,040 <br />3 <br />$21,960 <br />$27,450 <br />$25,260 <br />4 <br />$26,500 <br />$33,130 <br />$30,480 <br />5 <br />$31,040 <br />$38,810 <br />$35,700 <br />6 <br />$35,580 <br />$44,490 <br />$40.920 <br />7 <br />$40,120 <br />$50,170 <br />$46,140 <br />8 <br />$44,660 <br />$55,850 <br />$51,360 <br />For families/households with more than 8 persons, add the following amounts for each <br />additional person: <br />48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia: $4,540 <br />Alaska: $5,680 <br />Hawaii: $5,220 <br />Source: "HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2021," available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty- <br />economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines. <br />Rationale. In defining low income, the final rule uses both the FPG and AMI to account <br />for national trends and regional differences. The metric of 185 percent of FPG aligns with some <br />other programs; for instance, under the National School Lunch Program, students with household <br />incomes under 185 percent of FPG qualify for free or reduced -price lunch, and schools often use <br />eligibility for free or reduced -price lunch as an indicator of low-income status under Title 1-A of <br />the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Eligibility for other programs, such as the Federal <br />Communications Commission's e-Rate program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition <br />Program for Women, Infants and Children employ this metric as well. In addition, 185 percent of <br />the FPG for a family of four is $49,025, which is approximately the wage earnings for a two - <br />earner household in which both earners receive the median wage in occupations, such as waiters <br />33 <br />