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Listed below are helpful resources for low-income indivudals as well as agencies who help those working toward self-sufficiency. Please note: these calculations are for the 100% of poverty. For the 200% of poverty, multiply the poverty guideline by two.

The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the
48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia
Persons in family	Poverty guideline
1	$10,830
2	14,570
3	18,310
4	22,050
5	25,790
6	29,530
7	33,270
8	37,010
For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.

SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2009, pp. 4199–4201

For a more detailed list of programs that do and don’t use the guidelines, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

The poverty guidelines may be formally referenced as “the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).”

2009 Income Limits for Butler County, OH

FY 2009 Income Limit Area	Median Income	FY 2009 Income Limit Category	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
Butler County	$69,200	Very Low (50%) Income Limits	$24,200	$27,700	$31,150	*$34,600*	$37,350	$40,150	$42,900	$45,650
		Extremely Low (30%) Income Limits	$14,550	$16,600	$18,700	*$20,750*	$22,400	$24,050	$25,750	$27,400
		Low (80%) Income Limits	$38,750	$44,300	$49,800	*$55,350*	$59,800	$64,200	$68,650	$73,050

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2009 Income Limits

Income Limit areas are based on FY 2008 Fair Market Rent (FMR) areas. For a detailed account of how this area is derived please see our associated FY 2009 Fair Market Rent documentation system.