Census’ Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

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Categories Food, Nutrition & Agriculture, Income, Poverty & Wealth
Details number of families receiving food stamps, number of school-age children in poverty
Download Available yes
For more information https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/data.html
Geographies County, School District, State
Last Updated on PolicyMap November 2025
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Source US Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Years Available 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Description:

The Census’ Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) dataset provides more current estimates of selected income and poverty statistics than the most recent decennial census. Estimates are created for states, counties, and school districts, depending on the data. This dataset mainly serves administrators of federal programs who need current statistics on the demonstrated need of places.

Available Data Layers & Indicators
Indicator Name Geographies Measurement Type Time Frame Coverage
Percent of population that received Food Stamps State, County Percent Annually from 2000 to 2022
Number of Food Stamp recipients State, County Number Annually from 2000 to 2022
Percent of school-age children in poverty School District Percent Annually from 2000 to 2020