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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

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Introduction

Since the publication of the first official U.S. poverty estimates, researchers and policymakers have continued to discuss the best approach to measure income and poverty in the United States. Beginning in 2011, the Census Bureau began publishing the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which extends the official poverty measure by taking account of many of the government programs designed to assist low-income families and individuals that are not included in the official poverty measure. This is the eighth report describing the SPM, released by the U.S. Census Bureau, with support from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This report presents updated estimates of the prevalence of poverty in the United States using the official measure and the SPM based on information collected in 2018 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC).


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.pdf Figure 1. SPM Poverty Rates for Total Population and by Age Group: 2016 and 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 2. Change in Percentage of People in Poverty Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016 to 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 3. Percentage of People in Poverty by Different Poverty Measures: 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 4. Poverty Rates Using the Official Measure and the SPM: 2009 to 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 5. Poverty Rates Using the Official Measure and the SPM for Two Age Groups: 2009 to 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 6. Distribution of People by Income-to-Threshold Ratios: 2017 (in percent) [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 7. Difference in Poverty Rates by State Using the Official Measure and the SPM: 3-Year Average 2015 to 2017 [<1.0 MB]
.pdf Figure 8. Change in Number of People in Poverty After Including Each Element: 2017 (in millions) [<1.0 MB]

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