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
U.S. Poverty Rate Varies by Age Groups
The poverty rate for the nation’s oldest populations was lower than for the...but increased in 2022 while child poverty decreased....The U.S. official poverty rate as measured by the American Community Survey...Survey (ACS), was 12.6% in 2022 but the rate was significantly different for the nation’s
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/12/poverty-rate-varies-by-age-groups.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
How County Poverty Rates Changed From 2013
The poverty rate significantly decreased in more than one-third of U.S. counties...The U.S. national poverty rate declined significantly to 12.5% during the 5-year...5-year estimates released today. The rate was down from 14.6% during 2013-2017
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/12/poverty-rates-by-county.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
"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2018"
...the 2017 median, and the official poverty rate decreased 0.5 percentage points...the 2017 median, and the official poverty rate decreased 0.5 percentage points...points from 2017. At the same time, the rate and number of people without health insurance
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2019/income-poverty.html
Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 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
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
Hispanic Poverty Rate Hit an All
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
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: 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
Figure 6. Uninsured Rate by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status of State for Adults Aged 19 to 64: 2022 and 2023
Figure 6. Uninsured Rate by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status...Status of State for Adults Aged 19 to 64: 2022 and 2023 figure6.pdf Figure /six...Figure 6. Uninsured Rate by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status...Status of State for Adults Aged 19 to 64: 2022 and 2023 figure6.pdf Figure /six
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2024/demo/p60-284/figure6.pdf
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011
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
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
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
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
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
Corrected Annual and Monthly SIPP Poverty Rates: 2014-2022
...provide the annual and monthly poverty rates for the 2014-2022 SIPP following...and updated annual and monthly poverty rates for the 2014-2022 Survey of Income...More information about the impacts on poverty can be found in the user note titled
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/correct-annual-montly-sipp-pov-2014-2022.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
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
Supplemental Poverty Measure in 2022 Higher Than Pre
The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) that accounts for government assistance...The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which includes government assistance...Bureau data released today. The 2022 poverty rate was also 0.6 percentage points higher
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/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
Using WIC Administrative Data to Evaluate the Supplemental Poverty Measure
This paper links state administrative data on the WIC program to the CPS ASEC...WIC misreporting on the Supplemental Poverty Measure....Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) is an alternative poverty measure produced by the...Supplement (CPS ASEC). Unlike the official poverty measure, the SPM incorporates in-kind
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2022/demo/SEHSD-wp2022-03.html
Poverty in America
...reports, to better understand rates of poverty in the nation....How Census Measures Poverty Poverty in the United States: 2023 Income in the...the United States: 2023 This activity also uses the following online Excel tables:
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/activities/sociology/poverty-in-america.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
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
Census Bureau Releases 2011 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School Districts
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
Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2021.
...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2021. mp6-21.pdf ,,Q Poverty...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2021 Poverty rate of related...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2021. mp6-21.pdf ,,Q Poverty...Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2021 Poverty rate of related
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2022/demo/highlights-2021/mp6-21.pdf
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
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
Census Bureau Releases 2010 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School Districts
Census Bureau Releases 2010 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School...Between 2007 and 2010, the poverty rate for school-age children showed a statistically...percent of counties across the United States, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb11-199.html
Figure 8. Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and Supplemental Poverty Measures by Age Group: 2009 to 2023
Figure 8. Poverty Rates Using the Official+ and Supplemental Poverty Measures...Measures by Age Group: 2009 to 2023 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 2023 figure8.pdf 11 Poverty in the United States: 2023
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2024/demo/p60-283/figure8.pdf