Supplemental Poverty Measure Below Official Poverty Rate in 32 States
Unlike the official poverty rate, the Supplemental Poverty Measure accounts for...official poverty rate (11.1%) was lower than the Supplemental Poverty Measure...Census Bureau’s report, Poverty in the United States: 2023, released today. However
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure-states.html
Supplemental Poverty Rate Below Official Rate in Only 10 States
...national SPM rates ranged from 12.4% to 12.9% and official poverty rates ranged from...The national official poverty rate of 10.6% was 2.3 percentage points lower...lower than the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) of 12.9% in 2024, according to
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/spm-below-official-poverty-rate.html
Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023
...that despite a decline in child poverty rates in 2023, they remain higher than...Poverty rates for both the youngest and oldest populations changed in many states...states in 2023, according to American Community Survey (ACS) data released today
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/acs-child-poverty.html
Poverty Rates by Survey
...Poverty rates for all people and by major age groups for the CPS ASEC, the ACS...Poverty rates across surveys differ in a number of ways, such as in the length...information, refer to Guidance for Poverty data users.
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/poverty-rates-by-survey.html
Many U.S. Counties Had High Poverty Rates Over 20 Years
...5-year data identify places where poverty rates were consistently high since 2005...counties, mostly in the South, poverty rates stayed at 20% or more for two decades...allows us to compare changes in poverty rates in most of the nation’s 3,144 counties
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2026/02/high-poverty-rates.html
Child Supplemental Poverty Measure Below Official Rate in 46 States
Unlike the official poverty measure, the Supplemental Poverty Measure accounts...released its annual report, Poverty in the United States: 2023, which found the 2023...2023 national official poverty rate of children under 18 was higher than the
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/10/child-supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Denominators for Poverty Rates
...population used as denominators in the poverty rates....people in poverty in various groups, for many purposes poverty rates are more...readily interpreted. We provide these rates but regard them as inferior to the
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/denominators.html
Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2022
...Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2022 mp5-22.pdf Poverty rate...rate by county 28.9 to 42.4 22.0 to 28.8 17.4 to 21.9 13.6 to 17.3 10.0 to 13.5...Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2022 mp5-22.pdf Poverty rate...rate by county 28.9 to 42.4 22.0 to 28.8 17.4 to 21.9 13.6 to 17.3 10.0 to 13.5
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2023/demo/highlights-2022/mp5-22.pdf
Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2022
...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2022 mp6-22.pdf Poverty...Poverty rate of related children aged 5 to 17 b y county 38.2 to 55.2 28.6 to 38.1...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2022 mp6-22.pdf Poverty...Poverty rate of related children aged 5 to 17 b y county 38.2 to 55.2 28.6 to 38.1
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2023/demo/highlights-2022/mp6-22.pdf
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: Measuring Poverty
Bureau’s 2020 Supplemental Poverty Measure rate was 2.3 percentage points lower...lower than the official poverty rate of 11.4%....The official poverty measure has remained mostly unchanged since the mid-1960s...measures. (The history of poverty measures in the United States infographic, “How the
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/01/national-poverty-in-america-awareness-month-measuring-poverty.html
Revisions to the Methodology for Estimating Monthly Poverty Rates
...for estimating monthly poverty rates for the United States....Timely and frequent assessments of poverty showed their promise as supplements...to generate monthly estimates of poverty by combining monthly and annual components
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2024/demo/sehsd-wp2024-31.html
Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2024
...1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for states, metropolitan areas, and the...Poverty is an important indicator of economic well-being. Federal and state...stakeholders often use poverty rates and income-to-poverty ratios as key indicators
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/acs/acsbr-026.html
Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023
...1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for states, metropolitan areas, and the...Poverty is an important indicator of economic well-being. Federal and state...stakeholders often use poverty rates and income-to-poverty ratios as key indicators
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/acs/acsbr-022.html
Census Bureau Releases SAIPE for States, Counties and School Districts
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in school districts...4%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau....17, 2024 — The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S...4%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/small-area-income-and-poverty.html
Hispanic Poverty Rate Hit an All-Time Low in 2017
The poverty rate for Hispanics dropped to 18.3 percent, down 1.1 percentage...The poverty rate declined overall in 2017 but the rate among Hispanics had one...demographic groups and was the lowest since poverty estimates for Hispanics were first
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/02/hispanic-poverty-rate-hit-an-all-time-low-in-2017.html
2024 SAIPE Released for States, Counties and School Districts
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts...27, 2026 — The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S...5%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/2024-saipe.html
Figure 6. Percentage of Children Under the Age of 19 and Adults Aged 19 to 64 Without Health Insurance Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status of State: 2023 and 2024
Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status of State: 2023...to 64, those living in poverty had the lowest rates of private coverage (15...Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status of State: 2023...Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 U.S. Census Bureau Figure /six
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2025/demo/p60-288/figure6.pdf
Developing a Child Care-Inclusive Poverty Measure
...care, followed by a demonstration of poverty thresholds and rates using price data...developing a child care-inclusive poverty measure (CCIPM). A CCIPM that treats...needs departs from the Supplemental Poverty Measure’s (SPM) current treatment
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2025/demo/sehsd-wp2025-11.html
Reconsidering the Medical Expense Deduction in the Supplemental Poverty Measure
...in the Supplemental Poverty Measure impacts poverty rates....treated in poverty measurement. Currently, the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)...This paper reconsiders this deduction by evaluating the impact of capping the
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2025/demo/sehsd-wp2025-12.html
Black Individuals Had Record Low Official Poverty Rate in 2022
Census Bureau data show the official poverty rate for Black individuals and Black...change in poverty between 2021 and 2022. The official poverty rate for the nation... unchanged from 2021. The 2022 poverty rate for the Black population fell to
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/black-poverty-rate.html
How Age and Poverty Level Impact Health Insurance Coverage
...around 8% in 2023 but rates varied by age and poverty level, according to data...significantly higher than the 7.9% uninsured rate in 2022, according to a U.S. Census...the United States: 2023, reveals health insurance coverage rates and type between
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/health-insurance-coverage.html
Female Poverty and the Social Safety Net
...of social safety net programs on poverty rates for women and female-headed households...of social safety net programs on poverty rates for women and female-headed households...households in the United States between 2019 and 2023. We center analysis and
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2025/demo/sehsd-wp2025-10.html
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011 - Income & Wealth - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011...citizen" was originally incorrectly stated as a negative number. The correct percentage...household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-172.html
Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010 - Children - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010...and state-level child poverty rates for all children and for children by race...group and Hispanic origin for each state and the District of Columbia. Highlights:
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb11-tps47.html
How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates
...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)....In Poverty in the United States: 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Using
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2025/09/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates
...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)....In Poverty in the United States: 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Notably
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Figure 8. Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and Supplemental Poverty Measures by Age Group: 2009 to 2024
Figure 8. Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and Supplemental Poverty Measures...Measures by Age Group: 2009 to 2024 figure8.pdf Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and...Figure 8. Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and Supplemental Poverty Measures...Measures by Age Group: 2009 to 2024 figure8.pdf /zero.tab /five.tab /one.tab/zero.tab
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2025/demo/p60-287/figure8.pdf
U.S. Childhood Disability Rate Up in 2019 From 2008
...brief shows that childhood disability rates were highest among American Indian...Alaska Native children and those in poverty....disability rate in the United States was higher in 2019 than in 2008 and rates were...Native children and those living in poverty, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/united-states-childhood-disability-rate-up-in-2019-from-2008.html
Figure 5. Child Supplemental Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2009 to 2024
Figure 5. Child Supplemental Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2009...figure5.pdf Child Supplemental Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2009...Figure 5. Child Supplemental Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2009...Figure 5. Child Supplemental Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2009
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2025/demo/p60-287/figure5.pdf
Differences Between Available Surveys/Programs for Income & Poverty
The Census Bureau reports income & poverty estimates from several major national...The Census Bureau reports income and poverty estimates from several major national...process data. The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE) uses data
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/guidance/surveys-programs.html
Poverty in America
...reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation....How Census Measures Poverty Poverty in the United States: 2024 Income in the...the United States: 2024 This activity also uses the following online Excel tables:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/activities/sociology/poverty-in-america.html
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025
Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically...In 2023, the official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 11.1 percent...There were 36.8 million people in poverty in 2023, not statistically different
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/poverty-awareness-month.html
More Young Adults Lived with Their Parents in 2019
...Poverty rates of people ages 25 to 34 living with their parents remained stable...stable at 5.3%, lower than the U.S. poverty rate of 10.5%....18- to 29-year-olds in the United States were living with one or both of their...living arrangements affect the poverty rates of these individuals and their
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/more-young-adults-lived-with-their-parents-in-2019.html
Census Bureau Releases 2011 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School Districts - Income & Wealth - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau Releases 2011 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School...Between 2007 and 2011, the school-age poverty rate (which covers children 5 to 17 living...United States, according to data from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-242.html
Figure 1. Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate Using the Official Poverty Measure: 1959 to 2023
...1. Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate Using the Official Poverty Measure: 1959...1959 to 2023 figure1.pdf Official poverty rates for the other demographic groups...1. Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate Using the Official Poverty Measure: 1959...1959 to 2023 figure1.pdf 3 Poverty in the United States: 2023 U.S. Census Bureau
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2024/demo/p60-283/figure1.pdf
Percent Change in the Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2021 to 2022
Percent Change in the Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2021 to 2022...pdf Percent change in poverty rate be tween 2021 to 2022 by county 3.0 to 11.7...Percent Change in the Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2021 to 2022...pdf Percent change in poverty rate be tween 2021 to 2022 by county 3.0 to 11.7
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2023/demo/highlights-2022/mp8-22.pdf