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Poverty Publications

Below you can find official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau related to the measurement of poverty in the United States.

You can also other publications by topics or publications by series, including historical publications from the Census of Population and Housing, 2000 Census and 2010 Census.

To find poverty publications for a specific survey follow the links below:

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PUBLICATION | DECEMBER 06, 2018

Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2014

This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2014 based on data collected from the 2014 Panel of the SIPP.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Poverty: 2016 and 2017

This brief uses the 2016 and 2017 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2017.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017

This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

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