2011 Federal Poverty Guidelines

100% * 125%
Persons in Persons in
48 Contiguous 48 Contiguous
Family or Alaska Hawaii Family or Alaska Hawaii
States and D.C. States and D.C.
Household Household
1 $10,890 $13,600 $12,540 1 $13,613 $17,000 $15,675
2 $14,710 $18,380 $16,930 2 $18,388 $22,975 $21,163
3 $18,530 $23,160 $21,320 3 $23,163 $28,950 $26,650
4 $22,350 $27,940 $25,710 4 $27,938 $34,925 $32,138
5 $26,170 $32,720 $30,100 5 $32,713 $40,900 $37,625
6 $29,990 $37,500 $34,490 6 $37,488 $46,875 $43,113
7 $33,810 $42,280 $38,880 7 $42,263 $52,850 $48,600
8 $37,630 $47,060 $43,270 8 $47,038 $58,825 $54,088

For each For Each

additional person, $3,820 $4,780 $4,390 Additional Person, $4,775 $5,975 $5,488
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135% ► A consumer may be eligible if their total household

income is at or below 135% of the federal poverty
guidelines in states that follow the federal eligibility
Persons in criteria. Click here for a list of states using the federal
48 Contiguous
Family or Alaska Hawaii
Household
States and D.C. eligibility criteria.

1 $14,702 $18,360 $16,929

► States that have their own Lifeline and Link Up
2 $19,859 $24,813 $22,856
Programs may set their own eligibility criteria by
3 $25,016 $31,266 $28,782
increasing OR decreasing total household income limits
4 $30,173 $37,719 $34,709
or choosing g not to use total household income as an
5 $35 330
$35,330 $44 172
$44,172 $40 635
$40,635
eligibility criterion.
6 $40,487 $50,625 $46,562
7 $45,644 $57,078 $52,488
8 $50,801 $63,531 $58,415
► Additionally, some states may use total household
income as eligibility criteria, but develop their own limits.
For Each
For information about income based eligibility in these
Additional Person, $5,157 $6,453 $5,927
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states contact the state commission.

150% 175%
Persons in Persons in
48 Contiguous 48 Contiguous
Family or Alaska Hawaii Family or Alaska Hawaii
States and D.C. States and D.C.
Household Household

1 $16,335 $20,400 $18,810 1 $19,058 $23,800 $21,945

2 $22,065 $27,570 $25,395 2 $25,743 $32,165 $29,628
3 $27,795 $34,740 $31,980 3 $32,428 $40,530 $37,310
4 $33,525 $41,910 $38,565 4 $39,113 $48,895 $44,993
5 $39,255 $49,080 $45,150 5 $45,798 $57,260 $52,675
6 $44,985 $56,250 $51,735 6 $52,483 $65,625 $60,358
7 $50,715 $63,420 $58,320 7 $59,168 $73,990 $68,040
8 $56,445 $70,590 $64,905 8 $65,853 $82,355 $75,723

For Each For Each

Additional Person, $5,730 $7,170 $6,585 Additional Person, $6,685 $8,365 $7,683
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* SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011, pp. 3637–3638
Please Note: The federal proverty guidelines are typically updated in the end of January.