| Extreme poverty rate: | 15% |
| Food insecurity: | 10% |
| Minimum wage: | $15.20 |
| Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: | N/A |
| Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: | N/A |
| Percent of individuals who are uninsured: | 3.5% |
| Percent of jobs that are low-wage: | N/A |
| Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line: | 25.5% |
| Poverty rate: | 13.5% |
| Unemployment rate: | 5.6% |
| High school graduation rate: | 68.5% |
| Percent of adult population with at least a high school degree: | 89.9% |
| Percent of college graduates with debt: | 48% |
| Percent of population over age 25 with at least a four year college degree: | 60.4% |
| Percent of teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working: | 8% |
| Adults and children receiving welfare (TANF): | 21,787 |
| Children receiving food stamps (SNAP): | 37,000 |
| EITC recipients: | 48,000 |
| Families receiving child care subsidies: | 1,200 |
| Households receiving federal rental assistance: | 35,000 |
| Households receiving LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program): | 10,435 |
| Number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP: | 95,951 |
| Number of women and children receiving WIC (Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program): | 13,401 |
| Participants in all Head Start programs: | 3,727 |
| Child poverty rate: | 19% |
| Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty: | N/A |
| Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty: | N/A |
| Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty: | N/A |
| Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty: | N/A |
| Senior poverty rate: | 13.3% |
| Women in poverty: | 14.6% |
State governments play a significant role in developing policies that help support low-income families. Below is a list of some key District of Columbia policies and a link to an organization that tracks the issue.