What are the 2026 Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPL) household income thresholds by household size?

1. What the “2026 FPL” means and where the numbers come from

The Federal Poverty Guidelines are annual HHS figures derived from Census Bureau poverty thresholds and published by ASPE/HHS; agencies and programs use these guideline figures (100% FPL and multiples) to set eligibility cutoffs for Medicaid, premium tax credits, and many state programs ^{[2] [1]}. The Federal Register publishes the formal annual update and explicitly notes how to extend the table for households larger than eight ^[1].

2. The per‑person rule for larger households — an important anchor

For the most recent update cycle cited in the available sources, the Federal Register and multiple summaries instruct: for families/households with more than eight persons, add $5,500 per additional person to the 100% FPL amount ^{[1] [3]}. Several state and program charts echo that same approach or quote slightly different rounded add‑ons depending on local presentation, but the Federal Register’s $5,500 per extra person is the federal instruction ^{[1] [3]}.

3. Why I can’t give a single enumerated table from the supplied docs

The search results you supplied include federal notices and many program/state pages but do not contain a single, explicit 2026 table listing each household size and its 100% FPL dollar amount in one screenshot or file among these results. Therefore I cannot assert specific numeric thresholds for household sizes 1–8 without inventing numbers; available sources do not provide a consolidated numeric table in the snippets you shared (not found in current reporting). The Federal Register and ASPE pages are the authoritative places to retrieve the full numeric table ^{[1] [2]}.

4. Practical implications for eligibility and program use

Programs use percentages of the FPL (e.g., 138% for Medicaid expansion in many states, 100% for some immigration-related rules, 400% or other cutoffs for Marketplace subsidy rules) to determine eligibility; third‑party guides and state charts translate the FPL into program cutoffs for 2026 planning ^{[4] [5]}. Note: eligibility for ACA premium tax credits in coverage year 2026 may rely on 2025 FPL numbers for some determinations, so the timing and which year’s table applies can vary by program and context ^{[4] [3]}.

5. Where to get the exact household‑size dollar thresholds now

To obtain the exact annual-dollar amounts for each household size in 2026, consult the HHS/ASPE poverty guidelines page or the Federal Register notice that publishes the 2025/2026 update table; ASPE’s poverty guidelines page and the Federal Register entry are the official sources cited by program charts ^{[2] [1]}. Several state program PDFs and enrollment websites also publish ready‑to‑use tables derived from those federal numbers for local use ^{[5] [6]}.

6. Conflicting presentations and local differences to watch for

State and non‑profit sites sometimes present monthly vs. annual amounts, include Alaska/Hawaii adjustments, or use rounded per‑person add‑ins (examples in the materials you provided vary on add‑on amounts like $5,140 or $5,380 in localized documents), so be careful to use the federal table for national programs and the state table for state‑specific rules ^{[6] [7] [3]}. The Federal Register explicitly provides the standard federal figures and the $5,500 add‑on rule for persons over eight ^[1].

7. Bottom line and recommended next step

If you need the precise numeric thresholds (annual dollar amounts for household sizes 1–8 and beyond) for 2026, I recommend opening the HHS/ASPE poverty guidelines page or the Federal Register notice cited here and copying the official table; those documents are the authoritative source referenced repeatedly in the program summaries in your search results ^{[2] [1]}. If you’d like, I can retrieve and format the exact table for household sizes 1–8 as soon as you supply a direct excerpt or allow me to access the ASPE/Federal Register text.