Children in poverty according to the supplemental poverty measure in United States

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

The number and percent of children under age 18 who are in poverty according to the supplemental poverty measure.

Data Source

Population Reference Bureau analysis of Census Bureau 2013-2015, 2014-2016, and 2015-2017 Supplemental Poverty Measure Public Use Research files: https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/supplemental-poverty-measure/data/datasets.html.
The 2013 data uses the 2014 CPS ASEC sample eligible to receive the redesigned income questions.

Notes

Updated January 2019.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each can be found at Children in poverty according to the supplemental poverty measure.

Last Updated

January 2019