Change Indicator

Children in extreme poverty in Illinois

Children in extreme poverty

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Why This Indicator Matters

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Children under age 18 (0-17) who live in families with incomes less than 50 percent of the federal poverty level.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, Age by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (Universe: Population for whom poverty status is determined), 5-Year Estimates, Table B17024.

Notes

The federal poverty thresholds are updated each year by the U.S. Census Bureau and were established in 1964 using guidelines set by the Social Security Administration. Current thresholds can be found here

UPDATED - December 2022
N.A. - Not Available. Estimates are suppressed when unreliable or the relative standard error is greater than 30%.
GEOGRAPHY - Data reflect the child’s place of residence. 
DATE - ACS data reflect a 5-year pooled estimate. That is, the estimate is the result of data being continuously collected nearly every day for five years. 

Last Updated

December 2023