Census SAIPE & USDA ERS
Poverty & median household income
County poverty rates and median household income from Census estimates, and USDA's county poverty series.
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Census SAIPE, every year with error ranges
Sample of 25 rows out of about 74,714
· 48 columns
| id | year | state_fips | county_fips | name | poverty_all | poverty_pct_all | poverty_0_17 | poverty_pct_0_17 | median_hh_income | geo_level | geoid | state | saepovall_lb90 | saepovrtall_lb90 | saepovall_ub90 | saepovrtall_ub90 | saepovall_moe | saepovrtall_moe | saepov0_17_lb90 | saepovrt0_17_lb90 | saepov0_17_ub90 | saepovrt0_17_ub90 | saepov0_17_moe | saepovrt0_17_moe | saepov0_4_lb90 | saepovrt0_4_lb90 | saepov0_4_ub90 | saepovrt0_4_ub90 | saepov0_4_moe | saepovrt0_4_moe | saepov5_17r_lb90 | saepovrt5_17r_lb90 | saepov5_17r_ub90 | saepovrt5_17r_ub90 | saepov5_17r_moe | saepovrt5_17r_moe | saepov0_4_pt | saepovrt0_4_pt | saepov5_17r_pt | saepovrt5_17r_pt | saemhi_lb90 | saemhi_ub90 | saemhi_moe | saepovu_all | saepovu_0_17 | saepovu_0_4 | saepovu_5_17r |
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| 1 | 1989 | 01 | 000 | Alabama | 709148 | 17.7 | 258656 | 24.1 | 22202 | state | 01000 | AL | 683798 | 17.0 | 734498 | 18.3 | 25350 | 0.65 | 243761 | 22.7 | 273551 | 25.5 | 14895 | 1.4 | 66684 | 22.9 | 84388 | 29.0 | 8852 | 3.05 | 162956 | 21.1 | 187478 | 24.3 | 12261 | 1.6 | 75536 | 25.9 | 175217 | 22.7 | 21126 | 23278 | 1076 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2 | 1989 | 02 | 000 | Alaska | 57539 | 10.6 | 26590 | 15.4 | 33885 | state | 02000 | AK | 54059 | 10.0 | 61019 | 11.3 | 3480 | 0.65 | 24359 | 14.1 | 28821 | 16.7 | 2231 | 1.3 | 8476 | 15.1 | 11502 | 20.4 | 1513 | 2.65 | 12957 | 11.3 | 16445 | 14.4 | 1744 | 1.55 | 9989 | 17.7 | 14701 | 12.9 | 31839 | 35931 | 2046 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 3 | 1989 | 04 | 000 | Arizona | 535462 | 14.7 | 230093 | 23.3 | 28924 | state | 04000 | AZ | 513276 | 14.1 | 557648 | 15.3 | 22186 | 0.6 | 215633 | 21.9 | 244553 | 24.8 | 14460 | 1.45 | 63286 | 21.1 | 80342 | 26.8 | 8528 | 2.85 | 133183 | 19.7 | 157201 | 23.3 | 12009 | 1.8 | 71814 | 24.0 | 145192 | 21.5 | 27781 | 30067 | 1143 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 4 | 1989 | 05 | 000 | Arkansas | 417155 | 17.9 | 153544 | 24.4 | 20729 | state | 05000 | AR | 400858 | 17.2 | 433452 | 18.6 | 16297 | 0.7 | 143880 | 22.9 | 163208 | 25.9 | 9664 | 1.5 | 41882 | 24.7 | 51946 | 30.6 | 5032 | 2.95 | 92314 | 20.4 | 108990 | 24.1 | 8338 | 1.85 | 46914 | 27.6 | 100652 | 22.3 | 19604 | 21854 | 1125 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 5 | 1989 | 06 | 000 | California | 3749256 | 12.7 | 1652744 | 21.3 | 33474 | state | 06000 | CA | 3497041 | 11.9 | 4001471 | 13.6 | 252215 | 0.85 | 1492304 | 19.3 | 1813184 | 23.4 | 160440 | 2.05 | 479774 | 19.8 | 629726 | 25.9 | 74976 | 3.05 | 841441 | 16.1 | 1114415 | 21.3 | 136487 | 2.6 | 554750 | 22.9 | 977928 | 18.7 | 32596 | 34352 | 878 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 6 | 1989 | 08 | 000 | Colorado | 381825 | 11.7 | 153417 | 17.7 | 28368 | state | 08000 | CO | 369088 | 11.3 | 394562 | 12.1 | 12737 | 0.4 | 144814 | 16.7 | 162020 | 18.7 | 8603 | 1.0 | 47484 | 18.3 | 60298 | 23.2 | 6407 | 2.45 | 85756 | 14.3 | 98632 | 16.5 | 6438 | 1.1 | 53891 | 20.7 | 92194 | 15.4 | 27177 | 29559 | 1191 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 7 | 1989 | 09 | 000 | Connecticut | 227293 | 7.0 | 83930 | 11.1 | 39548 | state | 09000 | CT | 208048 | 6.4 | 246538 | 7.6 | 19245 | 0.6 | 72420 | 9.6 | 95440 | 12.6 | 11510 | 1.5 | 18347 | 7.8 | 33347 | 14.2 | 7500 | 3.2 | 42197 | 8.2 | 60121 | 11.7 | 8962 | 1.75 | 25847 | 11.0 | 51159 | 9.9 | 38104 | 40992 | 1444 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 8 | 1989 | 10 | 000 | Delaware | 61417 | 9.4 | 22537 | 13.7 | 31606 | state | 10000 | DE | 57917 | 8.8 | 64917 | 9.9 | 3500 | 0.55 | 20436 | 12.4 | 24638 | 15.0 | 2101 | 1.3 | 5708 | 11.4 | 8754 | 17.5 | 1523 | 3.05 | 12464 | 11.0 | 15532 | 13.8 | 1534 | 1.4 | 7231 | 14.4 | 13998 | 12.4 | 30412 | 32800 | 1194 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 9 | 1989 | 11 | 000 | District of Columbia | 86780 | 15.0 | 27502 | 23.9 | 29322 | state | 11000 | DC | 83166 | 14.3 | 90394 | 15.6 | 3614 | 0.65 | 25992 | 22.6 | 29012 | 25.2 | 1510 | 1.3 | 8046 | 21.9 | 10078 | 27.4 | 1016 | 2.75 | 16061 | 20.9 | 18489 | 24.1 | 1214 | 1.6 | 9062 | 24.6 | 17275 | 22.5 | 28138 | 30506 | 1184 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 10 | 1989 | 12 | 000 | Florida | 1655523 | 12.9 | 595084 | 20.7 | 26589 | state | 12000 | FL | 1570721 | 12.2 | 1740325 | 13.5 | 84802 | 0.65 | 548323 | 19.0 | 641845 | 22.3 | 46761 | 1.65 | 172156 | 19.9 | 221846 | 25.6 | 24845 | 2.85 | 322996 | 16.3 | 401196 | 20.3 | 39100 | 2.0 | 197001 | 22.7 | 362096 | 18.3 | 25722 | 27456 | 867 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 11 | 1989 | 13 | 000 | Georgia | 951260 | 14.9 | 368025 | 21.1 | 27317 | state | 13000 | GA | 921850 | 14.4 | 980670 | 15.3 | 29410 | 0.45 | 348821 | 20.0 | 387229 | 22.2 | 19204 | 1.1 | 103072 | 20.2 | 128786 | 25.3 | 12857 | 2.55 | 220725 | 18.1 | 251247 | 20.6 | 15261 | 1.25 | 115929 | 22.7 | 235986 | 19.4 | 26119 | 28515 | 1198 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 12 | 1989 | 15 | 000 | Hawaii | 102808 | 9.4 | 42764 | 15.1 | 35832 | state | 15000 | HI | 93763 | 8.6 | 111853 | 10.3 | 9045 | 0.85 | 37355 | 13.2 | 48173 | 17.1 | 5409 | 1.95 | 13935 | 16.5 | 19373 | 23.0 | 2719 | 3.25 | 19611 | 10.1 | 28969 | 14.9 | 4679 | 2.4 | 16654 | 19.7 | 24290 | 12.5 | 34528 | 37136 | 1304 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 13 | 1989 | 16 | 000 | Idaho | 135498 | 13.5 | 58292 | 18.7 | 25267 | state | 16000 | ID | 129958 | 13.0 | 141038 | 14.1 | 5540 | 0.55 | 54453 | 17.5 | 62131 | 19.9 | 3839 | 1.2 | 15911 | 19.2 | 20441 | 24.7 | 2265 | 2.75 | 34116 | 15.2 | 40496 | 18.0 | 3190 | 1.4 | 18176 | 22.0 | 37306 | 16.6 | 24160 | 26374 | 1107 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 14 | 1989 | 17 | 000 | Illinois | 1348440 | 11.9 | 546684 | 18.4 | 31846 | state | 17000 | IL | 1282347 | 11.3 | 1414533 | 12.5 | 66093 | 0.6 | 505320 | 17.0 | 588048 | 19.7 | 41364 | 1.35 | 157636 | 18.1 | 204466 | 23.4 | 23415 | 2.65 | 314653 | 15.1 | 382605 | 18.4 | 33976 | 1.65 | 181051 | 20.7 | 348629 | 16.8 | 30818 | 32874 | 1028 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 15 | 1989 | 18 | 000 | Indiana | 560095 | 10.3 | 224746 | 15.3 | 27769 | state | 18000 | IN | 533456 | 9.8 | 586734 | 10.7 | 26639 | 0.45 | 207959 | 14.1 | 241533 | 16.4 | 16787 | 1.15 | 62001 | 15.1 | 83313 | 20.3 | 10656 | 2.6 | 127849 | 12.2 | 155061 | 14.9 | 13606 | 1.35 | 72657 | 17.7 | 141455 | 13.5 | 26596 | 28942 | 1173 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 16 | 1989 | 19 | 000 | Iowa | 283815 | 10.4 | 111222 | 15.3 | 26169 | state | 19000 | IA | 270538 | 9.9 | 297092 | 10.9 | 13277 | 0.5 | 103328 | 14.2 | 119116 | 16.4 | 7894 | 1.1 | 30959 | 15.5 | 40979 | 20.5 | 5010 | 2.5 | 63456 | 12.2 | 76228 | 14.7 | 6386 | 1.25 | 35969 | 18.0 | 69842 | 13.5 | 25014 | 27324 | 1155 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 17 | 1989 | 20 | 000 | Kansas | 262486 | 10.8 | 105136 | 15.7 | 26924 | state | 20000 | KS | 251373 | 10.3 | 273599 | 11.3 | 11113 | 0.5 | 98334 | 14.7 | 111938 | 16.7 | 6802 | 1.0 | 30532 | 15.7 | 39882 | 20.5 | 4675 | 2.4 | 58845 | 12.6 | 69583 | 14.9 | 5369 | 1.15 | 35207 | 18.1 | 64214 | 13.7 | 25810 | 28038 | 1114 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 18 | 1989 | 21 | 000 | Kentucky | 627037 | 17.2 | 240559 | 24.9 | 23392 | state | 21000 | KY | 605700 | 16.6 | 648374 | 17.8 | 21337 | 0.6 | 227389 | 23.5 | 253729 | 26.2 | 13170 | 1.35 | 66312 | 25.6 | 81700 | 31.5 | 7694 | 2.95 | 148235 | 21.3 | 170219 | 24.5 | 10992 | 1.6 | 74006 | 28.6 | 159227 | 22.9 | 22194 | 24590 | 1198 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 19 | 1989 | 22 | 000 | Louisiana | 933647 | 22.4 | 397760 | 32.0 | 22857 | state | 22000 | LA | 893384 | 21.4 | 973910 | 23.4 | 40263 | 1.0 | 370465 | 29.8 | 425055 | 34.2 | 27295 | 2.2 | 107387 | 31.1 | 135911 | 39.4 | 14262 | 4.15 | 246285 | 27.8 | 292909 | 33.1 | 23312 | 2.65 | 121649 | 35.2 | 269597 | 30.5 | 21664 | 24050 | 1193 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 20 | 1989 | 23 | 000 | Maine | 129011 | 10.7 | 48453 | 15.6 | 26777 | state | 23000 | ME | 120997 | 10.0 | 137025 | 11.3 | 8014 | 0.65 | 43276 | 13.9 | 53630 | 17.2 | 5177 | 1.65 | 14710 | 16.6 | 20284 | 22.9 | 2787 | 3.15 | 24519 | 11.2 | 33281 | 15.2 | 4381 | 2.0 | 17497 | 19.8 | 28900 | 13.2 | 25570 | 27984 | 1207 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 21 | 1989 | 24 | 000 | Maryland | 441906 | 9.3 | 167389 | 14.3 | 36415 | state | 24000 | MD | 419489 | 8.9 | 464323 | 9.8 | 22417 | 0.45 | 154894 | 13.2 | 179884 | 15.4 | 12495 | 1.1 | 49985 | 13.6 | 68391 | 18.6 | 9203 | 2.5 | 90395 | 11.4 | 109095 | 13.8 | 9350 | 1.2 | 59188 | 16.1 | 99745 | 12.6 | 35109 | 37721 | 1306 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 22 | 1989 | 25 | 000 | Massachusetts | 498524 | 8.4 | 190314 | 13.9 | 35478 | state | 25000 | MA | 457977 | 7.8 | 539071 | 9.1 | 40547 | 0.65 | 168552 | 12.3 | 212076 | 15.5 | 21762 | 1.6 | 58670 | 13.8 | 83662 | 19.7 | 12496 | 2.95 | 90249 | 9.7 | 125657 | 13.5 | 17704 | 1.9 | 71166 | 16.7 | 107953 | 11.6 | 34290 | 36666 | 1188 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 23 | 1989 | 26 | 000 | Michigan | 1118333 | 12.1 | 475417 | 19.1 | 31067 | state | 26000 | MI | 1060303 | 11.5 | 1176363 | 12.7 | 58030 | 0.6 | 437204 | 17.6 | 513630 | 20.7 | 38213 | 1.55 | 140208 | 19.4 | 181126 | 25.0 | 20459 | 2.8 | 267325 | 15.4 | 331227 | 19.1 | 31951 | 1.85 | 160667 | 22.2 | 299276 | 17.2 | 30044 | 32090 | 1023 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 24 | 1989 | 27 | 000 | Minnesota | 414214 | 9.6 | 165531 | 14.0 | 30536 | state | 27000 | MN | 394144 | 9.1 | 434284 | 10.0 | 20070 | 0.45 | 151902 | 12.9 | 179160 | 15.2 | 13629 | 1.15 | 50450 | 14.5 | 68476 | 19.7 | 9013 | 2.6 | 86786 | 10.6 | 108394 | 13.2 | 10804 | 1.3 | 59463 | 17.1 | 97590 | 11.9 | 29355 | 31717 | 1181 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 25 | 1989 | 28 | 000 | Mississippi | 626022 | 24.6 | 257959 | 34.1 | 19874 | state | 28000 | MS | 596250 | 23.4 | 655794 | 25.8 | 29772 | 1.2 | 238479 | 31.5 | 277439 | 36.6 | 19480 | 2.55 | 67452 | 33.5 | 86226 | 42.8 | 9387 | 4.65 | 160779 | 29.3 | 194755 | 35.5 | 16988 | 3.1 | 76839 | 38.2 | 177767 | 32.4 | 18731 | 21017 | 1143 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
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