This chartbook presents the first estimates of state-level trends in poverty using a historical version of the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The SPM provides a more accurate measure of poverty than the Official Poverty Measure (OPM), which has been in use since the 1960s.
The chartbook includes a two-page fact sheet for each state that documents historical trends in poverty overall, as well as for children, working-aged adults, and the elderly. Each fact sheet also displays the effect of taxes and transfers on the poverty rate for these groups.
The state-level poverty estimates were calculated using the CPSP's historical SPM data set. This data set is publicly available and can be accessed here.
Individual State Fact Sheets and Data:
Alabama:
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Alaska:
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Arizona:
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Arkansas:
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California:
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Colorado:
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Connecticut:
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Delaware:
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Florida:
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Georgia:
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Hawaii:
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Idaho:
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Illinois:
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Indiana:
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Iowa:
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Kansas:
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Kentucky:
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Louisiana:
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Maine:
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Maryland:
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Massachusetts:
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Michigan:
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Minnesota:
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Mississippi:
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Missouri:
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Montana:
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Nebraska:
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Nevada:
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New Hampshire:
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New Jersey:
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New Mexico:
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New York:
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North Carolina:
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North Dakota:
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Ohio:
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Oklahoma:
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Oregon:
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Pennsylvania:
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Rhode Island:
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South Carolina:
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South Dakota:
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Tennessee:
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Texas
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Utah:
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Vermont:
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Virginia:
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Washington:
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West Virginia:
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Wisconsin:
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Wyoming:
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