Definition

Children in the specified age (i.e., under 5, -11, 12-17 and under 18) who live in households with annual incomes below the federal poverty threshold expressed as a percentage of all children in the specified age range.

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.

Last Updated

2025-03