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Poverty Rate in the U.S. and Four States
Share of people below the official poverty line, all ages: the U.S., Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah and New Hampshire, annual, %
0 of 5 series are above their level a year earlier·1 of 5 is at a five-year low
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): modelled estimates, official poverty measure. The four states had the two highest and the two lowest rates in the newest estimates when this chart was made; the map shows the current standings. SAIPE moved from the CPS to the American Community Survey as its survey base in 2005.
The U.S. poverty rate beside the states at either end of the ranking, on the same Census measure since 1995.
What this chart reads
- U.S. Poverty Rate (SAIPE)as “United States”latest 2024-12-31
- Poverty Rate · Louisianaas “Louisiana”latest 2024-12-31
- Poverty Rate · Mississippias “Mississippi”latest 2024-12-31
- Poverty Rate · Utahas “Utah”latest 2024-12-31
- Poverty Rate · New Hampshireas “New Hampshire”latest 2024-12-31
Sources
U.S. Poverty Rate (SAIPE). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.
Poverty Rate · Louisiana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.
Poverty Rate · Mississippi. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.
Poverty Rate · Utah. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.
Poverty Rate · New Hampshire. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.