Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 in living situations with incomes below 50% of their federal poverty threshold, by legislative district (e.g., in 2016-2020, 7% of California children lived in deep poverty).
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Aug. 2022).
Footnote: The federal poverty threshold was $26,246 for a family of two adults and two children in 2020. Data presented are for children in families related by birth, marriage, or adoption, and children ages 15-17 in households with no relatives. Poverty status is not determined for children in some living situations; for details, see How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty. These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. Because of disruptions to data collection in 2020, American Community Survey estimates for 2016-2020 did not meet statistical quality requirements and have larger than usual margins of error; see Information and Advice on 2020 Federal Data Quality and Use.
