In 2015, one in 19 people, or 30,400 county residents, lived below the federal poverty line according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau (example:  2016 Federal Poverty Guidelines for a family of three is $20,090).  In Johnson County, the poverty rate was 5.3%, a decrease from the 6.5% rate in 2014.  However, the 2015 rate is still over the 4.2% rate in 2007, before the Great Recession began.