Skip header section
US Census Bureau
People Business Geography Newsroom Subjects A to Z Search@Census
 

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

Skip top of page navigation
Census.gov › People and Households › SAIPE Main › SAIPE Data › Model Input Data › Information about Data Inputs

In this section


Information about Data Inputs

The state and county models use selected variables based on survey and administrative sources including:

  • ACS: Direct estimates of Income and poverty from the American Community Survey, starting with SAIPE 2005.
  • CPS ASEC: Direct estimates of Income and poverty from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS), for SAIPE 2004 and prior year estimates.
  • Decennial Census: Direct estimates of income and poverty from household survey accompanying the Decennial Census for 1980, 1990 and 2000.
  • Federal Income Tax Returns: Data summarized from federal individual income tax returns.
  • SNAP Benefits Recipients: Number of recipients of SNAP benefits (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program).
  • BEA Personal Income Estimates: Personal income estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
  • SSI Recipients: Number of recipients of Supplemental Security Income benefits.
  • Population Estimates: Demographic intercensal estimates of the population of states and counties, by age and group quarters status.
  • Denominators for Poverty Rates: Adjusted estimates of population used as denominators in the poverty rates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates |  Last Revised: November 18, 2009