% of Children in Poverty Living in Deep Poverty in Virginia
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This indicator is a calculated percentage of the number of children living in deep poverty (below 50%) of the total number of children living in poverty (below 100%). In other words, this indicator tells the reader of those children in poverty, what percentage of them are living in extreme or deep poverty. The number is the number of children living in deep poverty in that locality.
In 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau defined the poverty level as a combined annual income of approximately $24,600 for a family of four. 50% of the Federal Poverty Level for a family of four is half the amount of the poverty level ($12,300 for a family of four in 2017)
Data Source: American Community Survey 5 year estimate. Table B17024.
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Last Updated: January 2019