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U.S. Poverty: Census SAIPE Estimate.
Which poverty measure are we looking at?
The historical record
Source snapshot2024
Latest observation in this snapshot—not a real-time reading. -0.4 pp vs 2023.
Fitted vertical axis · missing periods are not interpolated · annual
What the number means
Estimated share of people of all ages in poverty in the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates release.
This series uses the national Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates model. It is not interchangeable with the CPS headline official rate or the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Keep the release and definition attached to every comparison.
This is the national SAIPE series, not the headline CPS official poverty rate or the Supplemental Poverty Measure. Methodologies and estimates differ.
A better question to ask
Before evaluating an anti-poverty proposal, identify the poverty definition, geography, population, and evaluation period.
This is a prompt for investigation, not evidence that a particular policy works. A trend alone cannot establish a cause.
Read the related practical guide ↗Exact observations
25 available observations since 2000. Annual and quarterly dates represent the start of the reporting period; fiscal years are labeled explicitly. Display values are rounded to the precision shown; downloads retain the source values.
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| Reporting period | Period start | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 | 12.1% |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 | 12.6% |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 | 12.8% |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 | 11.9% |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 12.3% |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 | 13.1% |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 | 13.4% |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 | 14.0% |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 | 14.7% |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 | 15.5% |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 | 15.8% |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 2011-01-01 | 15.9% |
| 2010 | 2010-01-01 | 15.3% |
| 2009 | 2009-01-01 | 14.3% |
| 2008 | 2008-01-01 | 13.2% |
| 2007 | 2007-01-01 | 13.0% |
| 2006 | 2006-01-01 | 13.3% |
| 2005 | 2005-01-01 | 13.3% |
| 2004 | 2004-01-01 | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 2003-01-01 | 12.5% |
| 2002 | 2002-01-01 | 12.1% |
| 2001 | 2001-01-01 | 11.7% |
| 2000 | 2000-01-01 | 11.3% |
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- Series identifier
- PPAAUS00000A156NCEN
- Provider
- FRED / original statistical source
- Original source attribution
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
- Frequency
- Annual
- Source units
- Percent , Not Seasonally Adjusted
- Displayed units
- %
- Retrieval time
- 2026-10-04T09:04:46.416Z
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