Definitions: The Percent of Children in Poverty is the percentage of children under the age of 18 who live in families with incomes below the U.S. poverty threshold.
The U.S. poverty threshold for a family of four, 2 adults and 2 children, was $15,455, $15,911, $16,276, $16,530, $16,895, $17,463, $17,960, $18,224, $18,660, $19,803, $19,806, $20,444, $21,027, $21,834, $21,756 and $22,113, for 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively.
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Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Small Area Estimates Branch.
Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns
in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method
determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.