Federal Lower Living Standard Income Level and Poverty Guidelines

Updated: August 20, 2024

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,
Carlsbad
70 Percent
LLSIL
San Francisco,
Oakland,
Hayward
1 $15,060 $13,951* $13,739* $14,107* $15,861 $15,253
2 $20,440 $22,864 $22,516 $23,118 $25,983 $24,993
3 $25,820 $31,391 $30,913 $31,739 $35,674 $34,302
4 $31,200 $38,751 $38,157 $39,183 $44,035 $42,347
5 $36,580 $45,726 $45,033 $46,236 $51,966 $49,974
6 $41,960 $53,483 $52,669 $54,080 $60,776 $58,447
7 $47,340 $61,240 $60,305 $61,923 $69,586 $66,921
8 $52,720 $68,997 $67,941 $69,766 $78,397 $75,394
For each
additional
family
member
+$5,380 +$7,757 +$7,636 +$7,843 +$8,810 +$8,473

*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,
Carlsbad
100 Percent LLSIL
San Francisco,
Oakland,
Hayward

1

$19,930

$19,627

$20,153

$22,659

$21,790

2

$32,662

$32,166

$33,025

$37,118

$35,705

3

$44,844

$44,162

$45,342

$50,963

$49,003

4

$55,358

$54,510

$55,975

$62,907

$60,495

5

$65,323

$64,333

$66,052

$74,237

$71,391

6

$76,404

$75,241

$77,257

$86,823

$83,496

7

$87,485

$86,149

$88,462

$99,409

$95,601

8

$98,566

$97,057

$99,667

$111,995

$107,706

For each
additional
family
member

+$11,081

+$10,908

+$11,205

+$12,586

+$12,105

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 – Carlsbad

Applicable Local Area – San Diego County

San Francisco – Oakland – Hayward

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