Objective/Meaning  With the large-scale migration of floating population from rural areas to urban areas, a large number of urban floating population have been living in poverty due to long-term unemployment and semi unemployment, but they are ignored by poverty alleviation departments and academic circles because of their strong mobility. Exploring the poverty characteristics of floating population and its influencing factors has important practical significance for strengthening the social protection of urban poor floating population and promoting the construction of a harmonious society.

  Methods/Procedures  Based on the national floating population dynamic monitoring data in 2014, this paper analyzes the characteristics of relative poverty of floating population in Fujian Province, and then uses binary logistic regression model to explore the influencing factors of relative poverty.

  Results/Conclusions  The results suggest that the relative poverty incidence rate of floating population in Fujian province was high in 2014, accounting for 45.85%, among which the contribution rate of consumption poverty was large. The typical poverty characteristics of floating population in Fujian province are low quality of life, poor housing environment, limited career development and lack of entertainment. The model results show that the factors affecting income poverty and consumption poverty of floating population are different. The average educational level of the family, the employment status of the family and the economic development status of the urban migrants are the key factors leading to poverty.