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Office of Head Start skip to primary page contentActing Director Patricia Brown

Information Memorandums (IMs)—2007

Head Start Family Income Guidelines for 2007
[Attachment for Information Memorandum] ACF–IM–HS–07–05

2007 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia

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Size of family unit                               Poverty guideline
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1...........................................................$10,210
2............................................................ 13.690
3............................................................ 17,170
4............................................................ 20,650
5............................................................ 24,130
6............................................................ 27,610
7............................................................ 31,090
8............................................................ 34,570
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For family units with more than 8 members, add $3,480 for each
additional member. (The same increment applies to smaller family sizes
also, as can be seen in the figures above.)

2007 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska

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Size of family unit                               Poverty Guideline
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1.......................................................... $12,770
2............................................................ 17,120
3............................................................ 21,470
4............................................................ 25,820
5............................................................ 30,170
6............................................................ 34,520
7............................................................ 38,870
8............................................................ 43,220
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For family units with more than 8 members, add $4,350 for each
additional member.

2007 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii

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Size of family unit                               Poverty guideline
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1.......................................................... $11,750
2............................................................ 15,750
3............................................................ 19,750
4............................................................ 23,750
5............................................................ 27,750
6............................................................ 31,750
7............................................................ 35,750
8............................................................ 39,750
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For family units with more than 8 members, add $4,000 for each
additional member.

See also:
The 2007 Family Income Guidelines (ACF–IM–HS–07–05)