This report provides a summary of the 2019 release of the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. SAIPE is the only source for single-year estimates of income and poverty for all counties in the United States. SAIPE also releases estimates of childhood poverty for all school districts. This report describes income and poverty trends at the state, county, and school district levels.

The following estimates are produced for 2019 from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program:

Counties & States	School districts
all people in poverty	total population
children under age 18 in poverty	children ages 5 to 17
related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty	related children ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty
children under age 5 in poverty (for states only)
median household income

These model-based estimates are produced for school districts, counties and states. They are produced by combining data from administrative records, postcensal population estimates, and the decennial census with direct estimates from the American Community Survey to provide consistent and reliable single-year estimates.

Tables of highest and lowest SAIPE estimates for:

All Counties [<1.0 MB]

All States [<1.0 MB]

Counties in Metro Areas [<1.0 MB]

Counties in Micro Areas [<1.0 MB]

Counties Not in Metro or Micro Areas [<1.0 MB]

Counties in Midwest Region [<1.0 MB]

Counties in Northeast Region [<1.0 MB]

Counties in South Region [<1.0 MB]

Counties in Western Region [<1.0 MB]

Visualizations

Figure 1. Median Household Income of the Total Population by County: 2019 [3.9 MB]

Figure 1a. Median Household Income of the Total Population From Washington, DC, to Boston, MA: 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 2. Percent Change in Median Household Income of the Total Population by County: 2007 to 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 3. Number of Counties With Changes in Median Household Income Compared to 2007 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 3a. Number of Counties by Region With Change in Median Household Income: 2007 to 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 4. Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2019 [3.3 MB]

Figure 5. Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by County: 2019 [3.9 MB]

Figure 6. Percent Change in the Poverty Rate of the Total Population by County: 2007 to 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 7. Number of Counties With Changes in Poverty Rate for the Total Population Compared to 2007 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 8. County Poverty Rate of the Total Population Above or Below the National Average by Region: 2019 [1.0 MB]

Figure 9. Distribution of School District, School-Age Children, and School-Age Children in Familes in Poverty by School District Population: 2019 [<1.0 MB]

Figure 10. Percentage of School-Aged Children in Families in Poverty: 2019 [2.5 MB]

Figure 11. Distribution of School District Poverty Rate by State: 2019 [<1.0 MB]

General Cautions

Estimates for counties or states in the sorted tables may not be statistically different from estimates for other counties or states in the tables due to uncertainty in the estimates. Please see uncertainty for information associated with model-based estimates, and also general cautions about comparing model-based estimates.

Quantifying Uncertainty in State and County Estimates

The model-based estimates almost certainly differ from the figures that would result from administering the ACS to all households in the nation.

General Cautions About Comparing Estimates

View caution statements regarding comparing SAIPE estimates with other estimates.

Related Information

SAIPE Publications

Page Last Revised - October 28, 2021

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