This document presents 2012 data released by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program of the U.S. Census Bureau in December of 2013. The SAIPE program produces single-year poverty statistics for all school districts, counties and states in the United States.

The main objective of the SAIPE program is to provide timely, reliable estimates of income and poverty for the administration of federal programs and the allocation of federal funds to local jurisdictions. Some state and local programs also use SAIPE income and poverty estimates to distribute funds and manage programs.

The following estimates are produced for 2012 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]

Distribution of Poverty Rates at the School District Level by State [<1.0 MB]

Visualizations

Figure 1. Median Household Income by County [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 2. Range of Median Household Income at the County-Level by Region [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 3. Range of Median Household Income Estimates at the County-Level by Metro Status [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 4. Top National Quartile Based on Median Household Income by County [1.4 MB]

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Figure 5. Changes in Median Household Income by County: 2007 to 2012 [1.9 MB]

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Figure 6. Poverty Rates by County [1.8 MB]

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Figure 7. Range of Poverty Rates for All Ages at the County-Level by Region [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 8. Range of Poverty Rates for All Ages at the County-Level by Metro Status [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 9. Counties with Poverty Rates Above or Below 20 Percent by Region [1.3 MB]

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Figure 10. Percentage of Total Population and People in Poverty at the County-Level by Region and Metro Status [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 11. Changes in Poverty Rates by County: 2007 to 2012 [1.0 MB]

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Figure 12. Range of Poverty Rates of the School-Age Population at the County-Level by Region [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 13. Range of Poverty Rates of the School-Age Population at the County-Level by Metro Status [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 14. Poverty Rate Comparisons Between County-Level and the National Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population [1.8 MB]

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Figure 15. Changes in Poverty Rates of the School-Age Population by County: 2007 to 2012 [1.6 MB]

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Figure 16. Poverty Rate Comparisons Between the Aggregate and the National Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by the 25 Largest Counties [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 17. Poverty Rate Comparisons Between the Aggregate and the National Poverty Rate of the School-Age Population by the 25 Smallest Counties [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 18. Distribution of School Districts, School-Age Children, and School-Age Children in Families in Poverty by School District Population [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 19. Percentage of School-Age Children in Families in Poverty by School District [9.6 MB]

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Figure 20. Range of School-Age Poverty Rate at the School District Level by Region [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 21. Range of School-Age Poverty Rates at the School District Level by Region and Geographic Type [<1.0 MB]

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Figure 22. Percent Distribution of the Range in Poverty Rates at the School District Level of the School-Age Population by State [<1.0 MB]

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Appendix 2. Counties by Metro/Micro Area Status [<1.0 MB]

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Appendix 4. Counties Not Published in the 2012 ACS 1-Year Estimates [1.8 MB]

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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.

Related Information

SAIPE Publications

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