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15 gru 2023 · The number of Texans living in poverty slightly declined during the five-year period ending in 2022, though several rural counties saw their share of poor residents increase, according to new...
5 lip 2024 · In 2022, about 14 percent of Texas's population lived below the poverty line. This was figure is unchanged from the previous year. The poverty rate of the United States since 1990 can be...
12 wrz 2023 · This report presents poverty estimates using two measures, the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). The official poverty measure, in use since the 1960s, defines poverty by comparing pretax money income to a poverty threshold that is adjusted by family composition.
4 gru 2023 · These data reveal troubling patterns of income inequality, poverty, and disadvantage impacting all Texans, particularly Texans of color. According to the latest estimates, Texas has the 10th worst poverty rate in the country. Sadly, these findings are no longer shocking.
Texas' supplemental poverty measure (SPM) averaged 11.3% from 2020 to 2022, surpassing the official poverty measure of 13.7%. The SPM accounts for governmental benefits (SNAP, Social Security, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Child Tax Credit) minus essential.
12 wrz 2023 · Over five million children were added to the 2022 poverty rolls by this metric, by far the largest increase in SPM poverty on record. Real median household income fell 2.3 percent last year.
Release Table for 2022, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level, Annual: Texas. FRED: Download, graph, and track economic data.
