This indicator shows the percentage of families living below the federal poverty level. Families are households where two or more people are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
Why is this important?
Federal poverty thresholds are set every year by the Census Bureau and vary by size of family and ages of family members. A high poverty rate is both a cause and a consequence of poor economic conditions. A high poverty rate indicates that local employment opportunities are not sufficient to provide for the local community. Through decreased buying power and decreased taxes, poverty is associated with lower quality schools and decreased business survival.
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Data for this indicator can be found in table S1702 on data.census.gov.
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Technical Note
The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes.
The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
Numerator and Denominator
147396
Last Update
2026-01-20
Maintained by
Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Filed Under
Economy / Poverty, Social Determinants of Health
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Indicator Gauge Icon Legend
Legend Colors
Redis bad,
Greenis good,
Blueis not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time;
significant change over time;
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
meets target; 
does not meet target.
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
non-significant change over time;
no change over time.
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Better than the overall value.
Worse than the overall value.
Similar to the overall value.
No confidence interval data available.