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Poverty: The History of a Measure

President Johnson’s 1964 declaration of his “War on Poverty” generated a new interest in measuring just how many people were in poverty and how that changed.

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State Government Tax Collections

Revenue from state government tax rose 6.1% between fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the third year in a row there has been an increase.

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How the U.S. Census Bureau Measures Poverty

We measure poverty two ways every year. The official poverty measure is based on cash resources. The supplemental poverty measure includes noncash benefits.