Release Highlights of 2007

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Release Highlights of 2007

December 10, 2008

The following estimates are produced for 2007 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

Estimates are available in table format and in maps. These model-based estimates are produced for all school districts, counties and states of all population sizes. The estimates use data from the American Community Survey and fill in where direct survey estimates are not available. For an overview of the changes in methodology between the 2007 and prior estimates, see Estimation Procedure Changes.

2006 - 2009 Estimation Procedure Changes

View changes in the estimation procedures used for school district, county, and state poverty estimates for 2006-2009 relative to the procedures used for 2005.

The Release Summary of 2007 Estimates is available for counties and states and contains estimates with the highest and lowest estimated poverty rates and median household income in 2007. Estimates for counties/states in the tables may not be statistically different from estimates for other counties/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.