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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for School Districts, Counties, and States: 2008 Highlights
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for School Districts, Counties, and States: 2008 Highlights
Introduction
This document presents 2008 data from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau. The SAIPE program produces poverty estimates annually for all school districts in the United States, as well as poverty and median household income estimates annually for all counties and states.
The main objective of the SAIPE program is to provide timely, reliable estimates of income and poverty statistics for the administration of federal programs and the allocation of federal funds to local jurisdictions. In addition, some state and local programs use SAIPE income and poverty estimates to distribute funds and manage programs.
The following estimates are produced for 2008 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 of all population sizes. They are produced by combining data from administrative records, intercensal population estimates, and the decennial census with direct estimates from the American Community Survey to provide consistent and reliable single-year estimates.
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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.
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Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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