Definition

The number of children under 18 living in households with an annual income that is less than 50.0 percent of the poverty threshold. This number is expressed as a percentage of all children under 18.

Data Source

Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census
of Population and Housing, Census Bureau
Website, www.census.gov, Summary File
3, Table PCT50, Released May, 2002;
and U.S. Census Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community Survey, Census
Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Table
B17024.

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