The Current Population Survey Historical Poverty Tables were restructured for the release of the 2021 estimates. Related estimates have been combined into single tables. Unless noted below, the tables contain the same data as in previous years, though they may have updated titles or labels.

Crosswalk between 2020 Tables and 2021 Tables

New Table Number	Old Table Number(s)
3	3, 11, 15, and 16
6	6 and 22
9	9 and 17
11	12
12	13
13	14
14	18
15	20
16	23
17	25
18	24
19	21
20	19

Note: Table 10 has the same estimates as in previous years, but the columns have been reordered and relabeled. Table 20 includes more estimates than the table it replaces.

Table 1. Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds for Families of Specified Size [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Poverty Status of People by Family Relationship, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Poverty Status of People and Distribution of the Poor by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Poverty Status of Families by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Percent of People by Ratio of Income to Poverty Level for All People and People Age 65 and Over [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Number and Percent of People at Varying Degrees of Poverty and the Near Poor [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Poverty of People by Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Distribution of the Poor by Residence [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Poverty of People by Region [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. People 65 and Over with Incomes Below 125 Percent of the Poverty Threshold and the Near Poor by Race [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Number of Families Below the Poverty Level and Poverty Rate [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Distribution of the Poor by Race and Hispanic Origin [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Poor Workers 16 Years and Over as a Proportion of Poor People 16 Years and Over [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Poverty Status of Related Children Under 6 Years of Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. People in Poverty by Nativity [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Work Experience and Poverty Status for People 16 Years Old and Over [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Number in Poverty and Poverty Rate by Race and Hispanic Origin Using 3-Year Averages [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Number of Poor and Poverty Rate by State [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Percent of People in Poverty by State [<1.0 MB]

Table 21. Percent of People in Poverty by State, 3-Year Averages [<1.0 MB]

For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar22.pdf [PDF - <1.0 MB].

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product. Data Management System (DMS) number: D-0000010797, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY22-358.

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CPS Historical Poverty Footnotes

Page Last Revised - January 30, 2023

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