2012 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines by Family Size and Multipliers

  • Yearly, monthly, hourly wage/salary limits by family size.
  • Multiplied up to 4X for various Medicaid and other qualification models.

2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$11,170

$931

$5.37

2

$15,130

$1,261

$7.27

3

$19,090

$1,591

$9.18

4

$23,050

$1,921

$11.08

5

$27,010

$2,251

$12.99

6

$30,970

$2,581

$14.89

7

$34,930

$2,911

$16.79

8

$38,890

$3,241

$18.70

Over 8 add per child

+$3,960

+$330

+$1.90

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 120%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia 

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$13,404

$1,117

$6.44

2

$18,156

$1,513

$8.73

3

$22,908

$1,909

$11.01

4

$27,660

$2,305

$13.30

5

$32,412

$2,701

$15.58

6

$37,164

$3,097

$17.87

7

$41,916

$3,493

$20.15

8

$46,668

$3,889

$22.44

Over 8 add per child

+$4,752

+$396

+$2.28
 

 2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 135%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$15,080

$1,257

$7.25

2

$20,426

$1,702

$9.82

3

$25,772

$2,148

$12.39

4

$31,118

$2,593

$14.96

5

$36,404

$3,039

$17.53

6

$41,810

$3,484

$20.10

7

$47,156

$3,930

$22.67

8

$52,502

$4,375

$25.24

Over 8 add per child

+$5,346

+$446

+$2.57

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 150%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$16,755

$1,396

$8.06

2

$22,695

$1,891

$10.91

3

$28,635

$2,387

$13.77

4

$34,575

$2,881

$16.62

5

$40,515

$3,376

$19.48

6

$46,455

$3,871

$22.33

7

$52,395

$4,366

$25.19

8

$58,335

$4,861

$28.05

Over 8 add per child

+$5,940

+$495

+$2.86

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 200%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$22,340

$1,862

$10.74

2

$30,260

$2,522

$14.55

3

$38,180

$3,182

$18.36

4

$46,100

$3,842

$22.16

5

$54,020

$4,502

$25.97

6

$61,940

$5,161

$29.78

7

$69,860

$5,822

$33.59

8

$77,780

$6,482

$37.39

Over 8 add per child

+$7,920

+$660

+$3.81

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 250%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$27,925

$2,327

$13.43

2

$37,825

$3,152

$18.19

3

$47,725

$3,977

$22.94

4

$57,625

$4,802

$27.70

5

$67,525

$5,627

$32.46

6

$77,425

$6,452

$37.22

7

$87,325

$7,277

$41.98

8

$97,225

$8,102

$46.74

Over 8 add per child

+$9,900

+$825

+$4.76

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 300%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$33,510

$2,793

$16.11

2

$45,390

$3,783

$21.82

3

$57,270

$4,773

$27.53

4

$69,150

$5,763

$33.25

5

$81,030

$6,753

$38.96

6

$92,910

$7,743

$44.67

7

$104,790

$8,733

$50.47

8

$116,670

$9,723

$56.09

Over 8 add per child

+$11,880

+$990

+$5.71

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 350%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia 

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$39,095

$3,258

$18.80

2

$52,955

$4,413

$25.46

3

$66,815

$5,568

$32.12

4

$80,675

$6,723

$38.79

5

$94,535

$7,878

$45.45

6

$108,395

$9,033

$52.11

7

$122,255

$10,188

$58.78

8

$136,115

$11,343

$65.44

Over 8 add per child

+$13,860

+$1,155

+$6.66

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines (X 400%)
for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$44,680

$3,723

$21.48

2

$60,520

$5,043

$29.10

3

$76,360

$6,363

$36.71

4

$92,200

$7,863

$44.33

5

$108,040

$9,003

$51.94

6

$123,880

$10,323

$59.56

7

$139,720

$11,643

$67.17

8

$155,560

$12,963

$74.79

Over 8 add per child

+$15,840

+$1,320

+$7.62

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines
for the State of ALASKA

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$13,970

$1,164

$6.72

2

$18,920

$1,577

$9.10

3

$23,870

$1,989

$11.48

4

$28,820

$2,402

$13.86

5

$33,770

$2,814

$16.24

6

$38,720

$3,227

$18.62

7

$43,670

$3,639

$21.00

8

$48,620

$4,052

$23.38

Over 8 add per child

+$4,950

+$413

+$2.38

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2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines
for the State of HAWAII

Family Size

Gross Yearly Income

Gross Monthly Income

Approximate Hourly Income

1

$12,860

$1,072

$6.18

2

$17,410

$1,451

$8.37

3

$21,960

$1,830

$10.56

4

$26,510

$2,209

$12.75

5

$31,060

$2,588

$14.93

6

$35,610

$2,968

$17.12

7

$40,160

$3,347

$19.31

8

$44,710

$3,726

$21.50

Over 8 add per child

+$4,550

+$379

+$2.19

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Source: All the above data were extrapolated by Human Arc from the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for 2012 as released on January 26, 2012, in the  Federal Register .