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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2017
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2017
Report Number: P30-04
Introduction
This report presents summary statistics of the 2017 data released by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau in December 2018. Each year, the SAIPE program provides timely, reliable estimates of income and poverty for the administration of Federal programs and the allocation of Federal funds to local jurisdictions and school districts. SAIPE is the only source of data on single-year median household income and poverty statistics for the 3,141 counties and 13,213 school districts in the United States. Some state and local programs also use SAIPE income and poverty estimates to distribute funds and manage programs.
The following estimates are produced for 2017 from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program:
| Counties & States | School districts |
|---|---|
| all people in poverty | total population |
| children under age 18 in poverty | children ages 5 to 17 |
| related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty | related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty |
| children under age 5 in poverty (for states only) | |
| median household income |
These model-based estimates are produced for school districts, counties and states. They are produced by combining data from administrative records, postcensal population estimates, and the decennial census with direct estimates from the American Community Survey to provide consistent and reliable single-year estimates.
General Cautions
Estimates for counties or states in the sorted tables may not be statistically different from estimates for other counties or states in the tables due to uncertainty in the estimates. Please see uncertainty for information associated with model-based estimates, and also general cautions about comparing model-based estimates.
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Quantifying Uncertainty in State and County EstimatesThe model-based estimates almost certainly differ from the figures that would result from administering the ACS to all households in the nation.
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General Cautions About Comparing EstimatesView caution statements regarding comparing SAIPE estimates with other estimates.
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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