Definition

Number – of children under 18 under 50% of the federal poverty level.

Percent – of children under 50% of the federal poverty level.

S – Data suppressed: estimate has low statistical reliability due to small sample size and is more likely to be inaccurate.

Poverty status defined by family: either everyone in the family is in poverty or no one in the family is in poverty. Family income is then compared to the Census Bureau’s poverty threshold.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B17024. Updated December 2022 with 2017-2021 data.

Notes

These are estimates based on an annual survey, and they may be somewhat unreliable in counties with smaller populations due to smaller sample sizes. Estimates for counties with especially high margins of error have been suppressed.

When comparing estimates over time, researchers recommend comparing time periods that do not include overlapping years.

Last Updated

2022-12