Federal Lower Living Standard Income Level and Poverty Guidelines

Updated: October 8, 2025

The federal Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) and Poverty Guidelines help Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Area) determine low-income status and self-sufficiency criteria as mandated by Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Key details:

For more details on how these guidelines are used, refer to the Workforce Services Directive LLSIL and Poverty Guidelines (WSD24-02).

Table 1: Annual 70% LLSIL and Federal Poverty Guidelines
Family
Size
HHS Federal
Poverty
Guideline
70 Percent
LLSIL West:
Metro
70 Percent
LLSIL West:
Non-Metro
70 Percent
LLSIL
Los Angeles,
Long Beach,
Anaheim
70 Percent
LLSIL
San Diego,
Chula Vista,
Carlsbad
70 Percent
LLSIL
San Francisco,
Oakland,
Fremont
1 $15,650 $14,370* $14,095* $14,573* $16,356 $15,674
2 $21,150 $23,551 $23,101 $23,880 $26,794 $25,684
3 $26,650 $32,334 $31,716 $32,787 $36,787 $35,250
4 $32,150 $39,915 $39,148 $40,475 $45,409 $43,516
5 $37,650 $47,100 $46,203 $47,762 $53,558 $51,354
6 $43,150 $55,090 $54,036 $55,864 $62,673 $60,062
7 $48,650 $63,080 $61,869 $63,966 $71,758 $68,770
8 $54,150 $71,070 $69,702 $72,068 $80,843 $77,478
For each
additional
family
member
+$5,500 +$7,990 +$7,833 +$8,102 +$9,085 +$8,708

*Note – The LLSIL is lower than the poverty guidelines.

Table 2: Annual 100% LLSIL to Determine Self-Sufficiency
Family
Size
100 Percent
LLSIL West:
Metro
100 Percent
LLSIL
West: Non-Metro
100 Percent
LLSIL
Los Angeles,
Long Beach,
Anaheim
100 Percent
LLSIL
San Diego,
Chula Vista,
Carlsbad
100 Percent
LLSIL
San Francisco,
Oakland,
Fremont
1 $20,529 $20,136 $20,818 $23,366 $22,392
2 $33,644 $33,001 $34,115 $38,277 $36,691
3 $46,191 $45,309 $46,838 $52,553 $50,357
4 $57,022 $55,925 $57,822 $64,870 $62,166
5 $67,286 $66,004 $68,231 $76,554 $73,363
6 $78,700 $77,195 $79,806 $89,533 $85,803
7 $90,114 $97,340 $91,381 $102,512 $98,243
8 $101,528 $108,531 $102,956 $115,491 $110,683
For each
additional
family
member
+$11,414 +$11,191 +$11,575 +$12,979 +$12,440

Local Area LLSIL Classifications

The EDD classifies the Local Areas into the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas:

West: Metro

Applicable Local Areas – Fresno County, Golden Sierra Consortium, Imperial County, Kern/Inyo/Mono Consortium, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County, Monterey County, North Central Counties Consortium, Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium, Riverside County, Sacramento City/County Consortium, San Benito County, San Bernardino County, San Joaquin County, San Jose/Silicon Valley, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Cruz County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Stanislaus County, Ventura County, Tulare County, and Yolo County

West: Non-Metro

Applicable Local Areas – Humboldt County and Mother Lode Consortium

Los Angeles – Long Beach – Anaheim

Applicable Local Areas – Anaheim City, Foothill Consortium, Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Pacific Gateway, Santa Ana City, South Bay Consortium, Southeast Los Angeles County Consortium, and Verdugo Consortium

San Diego – Chula Vista – Carlsbad

Applicable Local Area – San Diego County

San Francisco – Oakland – Fremont

Applicable Local Areas – Alameda County, Contra Costa County, North Bay Consortium, North Valley Job Training Consortium, Oakland City, Richmond City, and San Francisco City/County