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Children in poverty in West Virginia

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Definition and Source

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Definition

The percentage of children in poverty is the share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the U.S. poverty threshold as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Notes

Since the 1999 Data Book, we have used information from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) series of the U.S. Census Bureau which provides state and county-level estimates of income and poverty.

Last Updated

August 2024