Fact-check · Sep 28, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We have the best poverty numbers in history”
TRUESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
U.S. Census Bureau reports official poverty rate fell to 10.2% in 2025, the lowest since tracking began in 1959. Supplemental poverty measure at 13.1%, unchanged from 2024.
Sources
- US poverty rate hits record low, and welfare changes can help it go lower | Rachel Sheffield
- US poverty rate dips to lowest on record, Census Bureau says
- Census data shows US poverty rate drops to lowest on record, but experts are cautious • Stateline
- Poverty in the United States: 2025
- Poverty in 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
- Poverty in the United States in 2024 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
From: President Trump Makes an Announcement, Sep. 28, 2026
Every time it was said
Sep 12, 2026FALSE
Sep 28, 2026TRUE
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