{
  "title": "2026 federal poverty guidelines (used for 2027 marketplace tax credits)",
  "description": "HHS poverty guidelines for the 48 contiguous states, with the income bands that matter for Tennessee coverage programs. Marketplace tax credits for 2027 coverage use the 2026 guidelines.",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-17",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "HHS ASPE — poverty guidelines",
      "url": "https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines"
    }
  ],
  "data": {
    "base_one_person": 15960,
    "each_additional_person": 5680,
    "by_household_size": {
      "1": 15960,
      "2": 21640,
      "3": 27320,
      "4": 33000,
      "5": 38680,
      "6": 44360,
      "7": 50040,
      "8": 55720
    },
    "key_bands_percent": {
      "marketplace_tax_credit_min": 100,
      "marketplace_tax_credit_max": 400,
      "cost_sharing_reductions_max": 250,
      "tenncare_parents_caretakers": 100,
      "tenncare_pregnant": 250,
      "coverkids_children": 250,
      "coverkids_pregnant": 250
    }
  }
}