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PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 07, 2019

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

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PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

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PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018.

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017.

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TABLE | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016

View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016.

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DATASET | SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

2018 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-268 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018).

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DATASET | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

2017 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-265 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017).

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DATASET | SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

2016 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Research File

These files enable researchers to replicate the SPM poverty estimates described in report P60-261 (The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016).

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WORKING PAPER | MARCH 19, 2020

Potential Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure

This presentation gives an overview of potential changes to the SPM under consideration for 2021.

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WORKING PAPER | DECEMBER 2019

The Use and Misuse of Income Data and Extreme Poverty

This paper examines extreme poverty in the U.S. using household surveys linked to administrative records.

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WORKING PAPER | NOVEMBER 04, 2019

What Housing Assistance Support Recipients Report

We investigate the factors that distinguish which of two alternative rent concepts ACS householders receiving HUD housing rent assistance are reporting.

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