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Statistics on children, youth and families in Alabama from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and VOICES for Alabama's Children
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Definition and Source
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Definition
The number of persons living below the federal poverty threshold, expressed as a percentage of the total population.
Data Source
Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Census Bureau Website, www.census.gov, Summary File 3, Tables PO87, P159A, P159B, and P159H, Released May, 2002; and U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, Census Bureau Website, www.census. gov, Tables S1701, B17001, B17001A, B17001B, and B17001I.
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
January 2023