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POV-46. Poverty Status by State.

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POV-46. Poverty Status by State.

The tabs below are organized by Current Population Survey reference year.

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement.  The CPS is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.

To access our Discontinued Poverty Tables please visit our FTP site.

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2020

Poverty Status in 2020

The CPS 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplement asked participants to report their poverty status for 2020.

Symbols Used in Tables
  (B) Base less than 75,000
  (X)  Estimate is not applicable or not available
  (Z) Rounds to zero

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Weighted Person Count

Note: Weighted estimates for related children 5 to 18 years of age in 2018 and prior years include children in unrelated subfamilies. Data users should exercise caution when interpreting these estimates and making comparisons across time periods. For details, please contact 301-763-3213.

185 and 200 Percent of Poverty

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150 and 175 Percent of Poverty

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125 and 138 Percent of Poverty

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100 and 50 Percent of Poverty

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Sample Person Count

Note: Select iterations of this table are not produced in years after 2014.

100 and 50 Percent of Poverty

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For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar21.pdf [PDF - <1.0 MB]. 

The Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release.  CBDRB-FY22-358.

CPS Poverty Tables Footnotes
Poverty in the United States is measured by comparing family income with one of 48 poverty thresholds--the dollar amounts used to determine who is poor.
Page Last Revised - December 16, 2021
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