New Census Tool Provides Easy Access to Child Poverty Rates in Every U.S. School District

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New Census Tool Provides Easy Access to Child Poverty Rates in Every U.S. School District

When communities face rapid change from economic shocks — like those many experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic — timely data is paramount.

In response to that need, the U.S. Census Bureau recently released a new data visualization tool that provides statistics of importance to school districts and surrounding communities and answers key questions crucial in the allocation of federal funds.

What is your local school district’s child poverty estimate? What publicly available data contributed to producing the estimate? How does it compare to child poverty rates in nearby populations and those of similar size?

Each year, the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program produces single-year estimates of poverty for all U.S. states, counties and school districts.

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Learn more about your local school district
More timely results from SAIPE

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