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Statistics on children, youth and families in Illinois from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Percent of children under age 18 (0-17) who are living in families with incomes below 100% of the federal poverty threshold by region in Illinois.
Chicago defined as Cook County and the five collar counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will).
Chicago defined as Cook County and the five collar counties (DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will).
Data Source
U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age, 5-Year Estimates, Table B17001.
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.
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