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January 8, 2021, 5:00pm
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Found a wikipedia link with 2010-2014 data with cost of living adjustment for Geographical location. Sort by the 3rd column. CA is #50
This list of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and their populations' poverty rate. The four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are listed separately.
The data source for the main list is the U.S. Census Bureau's five-year American Community Survey taken 2016 - 2020. The American Community Survey is a large demographic s...
Btw, does anyone remember we had discussed about geographic distribution and poverty rate? Pasting Link below. There is an attached document in the link for additional information.
@cost of living
The percentage, number, and distribution of families that are considered poor under federal poverty guidelines would change dramatically in many central cities
if regional differences in the cost of living were recognized. In high-cost areas on the East and West coasts, the poor population would increase substantially both in real and proportional terms. Cities like New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA rank among those with the greatest increases in both the number and proportion of poor families under COL- adjusted standards. However, cities in lower-cost areas of the South and West, such as El Paso, TX and Shreveport, LA, have among the largest declines in the number and share of poor families once living costs are taken into account.
Adjusting federal poverty guidelines for regional differences in the cost of living has a considerable impact on the number of families eligible for public programs. Overall, the share of families eligible for Early Head Start and Head …
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