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Accession Number
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PB2013-101450
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Title
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Poverty: 2010 and 2011. American Community Survey Briefs.
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Publication Date
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Sep 2012
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Media Count
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8p
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Personal Author
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A. Bishaw
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Abstract
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The poverty rate is one of several socioeconomic indicators used by policy makers to evaluate economic conditions. It measures the percentage of people whose income fell below the poverty threshold. Federal and state governments use such estimates to allocate funds to local communities. Local communities use these estimates to identify the number of individuals or families eligible for various programs. This report, using income and household relationship data from the 1-year 2010 and 2011 American Community Surveys (ACS), compares poverty rates for the nation, states, and large metropolitan statistical areas. The report also summarizes the distribution of people by income-to-poverty ratios for states and the District of Columbia.
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Keywords
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American Coummunity Surveys
Comparisons
Economic conditions
Housing
Labor force
Occupations
Poverty
States(United States)
Surveys
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Source Agency
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Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census
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NTIS Subject Category
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92C - Social Concerns
70 - Administration & Management
96 - Business & Economics
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Corporate Author
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Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1303
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Contract Number
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N/A
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