Definition

The number of persons living below the federal poverty threshold, expressed as a percentage of the total population.

Data Source

Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census
of Population and Housing, Census Bureau
Website, www.census.gov, Summary File 3,
Tables PO87, P159A, P159B, and P159H,
Released May, 2002; and U.S. Census
Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community
Survey, Census Bureau Website,
www.census.gov, Tables S1701, B17001,
B17001A, B17001B, and B17001I.

Notes

Different methodologies were used in producing base year versus current-year data for this indicator; hence, caution should be used in making comparisons over these two time periods.

Last Updated

2025-03