Poverty Thresholds
...Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18...some cases, weighted average poverty thresholds shown in the tables above may...vary from those listed in Historical Poverty Table 1 as the tables shown here do
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html
About Income & Poverty
Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth. The economic...individual is below the official poverty threshold, then that family or individual...Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth. The economic...individual is below the official poverty threshold, then that family or individual
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/about.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
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 the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
Learn how poverty thresholds are assigned and what sources of income are used...used to determine poverty status....Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition...composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total income is less
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html
How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty
Learn how poverty thresholds are assigned and what sources of income are used...used to determine poverty status....Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition...composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total income is less
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html
Developing a Child Care-Inclusive Poverty Measure
...followed by a demonstration of poverty thresholds and rates using price data to...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
Poverty
...income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and...then they are considered to be in poverty....The Census Bureau provides poverty data from several household surveys and programs...programs. Here you can find poverty estimates, learn about these surveys and
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty.html
Life on the Edge: Living Near Poverty in the United States, 1966-2011
...living just above the official poverty thresholds....populations living below the official poverty thresholds used by the U.S. Census Bureau...those living just above the poverty thresholds. This paper takes a deeper look
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2013/demo/SEHSD-WP2013-02.html
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage...national-level estimates of income, official poverty numbers and rates, and health insurance...Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage...nce-coverage.pdf Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage Introduction
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/factsheets/2025/comm/income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.pdf
Income and Poverty
...publishes estimates on income and poverty to evaluate national economic trends...publishes estimates on income and poverty to evaluate national economic trends...families, and individuals. The poverty thresholds follows the Office of Management
https://www.census.gov/data/academy/resources/one-pagers/income-and-poverty.html
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty 2009-2011
The report describes patterns of poverty using measures with different time...a dynamic view of the duration of poverty spells....This report presents data on poverty based on information collected in the Survey... The report describes patterns of poverty using measures with different time
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2014/demo/p70-137.html
Comparing Poverty Measures
...measure poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics...measure poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics...The U.S. Census Bureau releases two poverty measures each September. The first
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2025/09/difference-supplemental-and-official-poverty-measures.html
Changes in Poverty Measurement
...trends in the gender disparities in poverty status and describes the impact of...of using an alternative poverty measure....United States poverty rates for women are higher than poverty rates for men...men and the majority of people in poverty are women. For example, in 2011, 16.3
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2013/demo/SEHSD-WP2013-05.html
About Poverty in the U.S. Population
...detailed information and statistics on Poverty. Find the latest news, publications...Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition...composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total income is less
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/about.html
Poverty Statistics: CPS & SAIPE (Time Series: various years)
...describes two API endpoints containing poverty data: the Current Population Survey...Survey (CPS) & Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)...the official poverty statistics each year. The official poverty measure uses...uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to
https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/Poverty-Statistics.html
Poverty in the United States: 2022
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information...presents poverty estimates using two measures, the official poverty measure and...the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The official poverty measure, in use
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-280.html
Poverty in the United States: 2023
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information...measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure...official poverty measure, produced since the 1960s, defines poverty by comparing
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-283.html
Poverty in the United States: 2024
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information...measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure...official poverty measure, produced since the 1960s, defines poverty by comparing
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html
Special Tabulation Based on Supplemental Poverty Measure - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Special Tabulation Based on Supplemental Poverty Measure...to the release of the supplemental poverty measure report, the New York Times...above the poverty line (100 to 150 percent of the poverty threshold). The supplemental
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb11-tps51.html
Measuring Poverty: A New Approach C. Citro and R. Michaels (Eds.)
...publishing poverty statistics in the early 1960s, using poverty measure developed...publishing poverty statistics in the early 1960s, using a poverty measure developed...1965a). This measure had a set of poverty thresholds for different types of families
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1995/demo/citro-01.html
How Age and Poverty Level Impact Health Insurance Coverage
...in 2023 but rates varied by age and poverty level, according to data released...65 and older. The family income-to-poverty ratio provides a measure of a family’s...ratio compares family income to a poverty threshold based on the age and number of
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/health-insurance-coverage.html
Difference Between the Supplemental and Official Poverty Measures
...to measure poverty in the U.S. since the first official U.S. poverty statistics...measure poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics...two poverty measures in September. The first, called the official poverty measure
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2023/09/difference-supplemental-and-official-poverty-measures.html
Census Bureau Survey Shows Poverty is Primarily a Temporary Condition - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau Survey Shows Poverty is Primarily a Temporary Condition...Poverty is not necessarily a permanent condition, according to a report released...of the nation's population was in poverty for at least two months between the
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb11-49.html
Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023
...show that despite a decline in child poverty rates in 2023, they remain higher...Poverty rates for both the youngest and oldest populations changed in many states...today. Child poverty rates decreased in eight states and poverty rates for the
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/acs-child-poverty.html
Health Inclusive Poverty Measure in the United States: 2024
...estimates of the Health Inclusive Poverty Measure (HIPM), presenting estimates...using the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). This...third series, the Health Inclusive Poverty Measure (HIPM), building on previous
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2025/demo/sehsd-wp2025-14.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
Health Insurance Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status...adults aged 19 to 64, those living in poverty had the lowest rates of private coverage...Health Insurance Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status...Health Insurance Coverage by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Medicaid Expansion Status
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2025/demo/p60-288/figure6.pdf
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...median household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different...annual drop. The nation's official poverty rate in 2011 was 15.0 percent, with
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb12-172.html
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: Measuring Poverty
Census Bureau’s 2020 Supplemental Poverty Measure rate was 2.3 percentage points...points lower than the official poverty rate of 11.4%....The official poverty measure has remained mostly unchanged since the mid-1960s...the two measures. (The history of poverty measures in the United States infographic
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/01/national-poverty-in-america-awareness-month-measuring-poverty.html
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 - Income & Wealth - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010...median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage...2009 median. The nation's official poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1 percent, up
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/income_wealth/cb11-157.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%....shared living arrangements affect the poverty rates of these individuals and their...focuses on living arrangements and poverty rates among individuals ages 25 to
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/more-young-adults-lived-with-their-parents-in-2019.html
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...to the U.S. Census Bureau’s report, Poverty in the United States: 2023, released
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure-states.html
U.S. Childhood Disability Rate Up in 2019 From 2008
Alaska Native children and those in poverty....Native children and those living in poverty, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau...and Alaska Native families live in poverty, compared to other racial groups.
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/united-states-childhood-disability-rate-up-in-2019-from-2008.html
Census Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings...report, The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2011, describing research...research on a new supplemental poverty measure. This measure extends information provided
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb12-215.html
Census Bureau Releases Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Bureau Releases Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates...has released alternative income and poverty estimates covering calendar year 2009...replace the official 2009 income and poverty estimates released Sept. 16, 2010
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb11-06.html
Census Bureau Releases Research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure - Poverty - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau
Releases Research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure... A New Look With the Supplemental Poverty Measure, plus a number of other technical...present supplemental poverty estimates. The supplemental poverty measure is based
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/2011-01-05_poverty.html