The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product (Data Management System (DMS) number: P-001-0000001162, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB‑FY24‑0047).

The following items represent changes in the estimation procedures used for school district, county, and state poverty estimates for 2022 relative to the estimation procedures used for 2021. These changes reduce the comparability of the estimates between years and should be considered when making such comparisons. See General Cautions about Comparisons of Estimates and Guidance for Making Year-to-Year Comparisons.

General Cautions About Comparing Estimates

View caution statements regarding comparing SAIPE estimates with other estimates.

Guidance for Making Year-to-Year Comparisons of SAIPE Estimates

The SAIPE program produces estimates of the significance of year-to-year changes for individual counties and states.

Changes to County-Level Entities

The definition and inventory of county-level entities change on an irregular basis, based on the decisions of state and local governments. SAIPE provides estimates for all county-level entities (excluding Kalawao, Hawaii) that have been in effect for a full calendar year of American Community Survey sample. For the 2022 period, multiple substantial changes occurred in Connecticut. For details of current and past changes, please refer to the Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities.

Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970-Present

Substantial county changes include all county boundary changes affecting an estimated population of 200 or more people.

State Model

There were no changes in the list of state-level entities or methodology in 2022 relative to 2021 estimates.

School District Estimates

The SAIPE school district estimates incorporate the latest available boundary updates from the School District Review Program (SDRP), which are updated annually as of the 2019 SDRP. For the 2022 estimates, boundaries were utilized from the 2023 SDRP, which collected boundaries as they existed on January 1, 2023.

School District Review Program (SDRP)

The SDRP allows state officials to review the Census Bureau school district information and to provide the Census Bureau with updates and corrections.