The Housing Assistance Council hosted a webinar presentation on June 28, 2012 on Mapping Poverty in the United States. A recording of this event is available at http://tinyurl.com/bue8bso. More Americans are living in poverty today than at any other time since the Census Bureau began measuring its occurrence. Poverty is particularly acute in urban cities and rural communities, as well as in several distinct regions across the nation. As a prelude to the 2012 edition of Taking Stock -- HAC’s decennial report on social, economic, and housing conditions in rural America -- we are releasing our newly updated poverty map. HAC’s map details county-level poverty data from 2010 Census figures, as well as information on historic, regional, and persistent poverty in the United States. To download a copy or order a full size poster print of HAC's Poverty Map, go to www.ruralhome.org/poverty-map.

1. MAPPING POVERTY IN
RURAL AMERICA
Housing Assistance Council

8. 25
POVERTY IN THE U. S., 1960-2010
20
15
Percent in Poverty
10
5
0
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau Annual Poverty Estimates

9. POVERTY BY RURAL, URBAN
& SUBURBAN STATUS, 2010
Urban 17.3%
U.S. Poverty Rate
13.8%
Suburban & Exurban 10.5%
Rural & Small Town 16.3%
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0%
Population in Poverty (Percent)
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data

10. RURAL & SMALL TOWN POVERTY BY STATE
Population in Poverty (Percent)
7.3 - 9.9
10.0 - 13.8
13.9 - 16.9
17.0 - 19.9
20.0 - 24.6
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data

11. RURAL & SMALL TOWN POVERTY BY STATE, 2010
Atla
Persons in Poverty
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
Alaska
37,166
Population in Poverty (Percent)
Hawaii
46,110 7.3 - 9.9
10.0 - 13.8
13.9 - 16.9
17.0 - 19.9
20.0 - 24.6
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data
Caribbean Sea

12. POVERTY BY RACE & ETHNICITY, 2010
40.00
35.00
30.00
Percent in Poverty
25.00
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
Total White Not Hispanic Asian Hispanic Native American African American
U.S. Rural & Small Town
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data

13. 30.0
CHILD POVERTY, 2010 26.2
25.0
22.2
21.5
20.0 18.6
16.3
15.0 13.8
10.0
5.0
0.0
Total Children under age 18 Children under age 5
U.S. Rural & Small Town
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data

14. Percent in Poverty
0
5
10
20
25
30
35
15
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
Poverty Rate, All Ages
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau Annual Poverty Estimates
1986
1987
1988
1989
Poverty Rate, Age 65 and Over
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
SENIOR POVERTY IN THE U. S., 1966-2010
2010

15. SENIOR POVERTY BY GENDER, 2010
16.0%
14.0%
14.0%
11.8%
12.0% 11.4%
9.8%
10.0%
Percent in Poverty
8.2%
8.0%
7.2%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
U.S. Rural & Small Town
All Seniors Male Seniors Female Female
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) Data

16. PERSISTENT POVERTY, 1990 - 2010
Counties with Poverty Rates of 20% or more in 1990, 2000, and 2010
Persistent Poverty County
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and 2010 Small Area and Income Poverty Estimates

17. CHANGE IN PERSISTENT POVERTY STATUS, 1990 - 2010
Counties with Poverty Rates of 20% or more in 1990, 2000, and 2010
Counties
Change in Persistent Poverty Status
Persistent Poverty in 2000 and 2010
New Persistent Poverty County
Lost Persistent Poverty Status
Source: HAC Tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and 2010 Small Area and Income Poverty Estimates

18. Download the Poster
8.5 x 11
Download the Poverty Map from HAC’s
website:
8.5 x 14
http://www.ruralhome.org/poverty-map
11 x 17

19. Purchase a Print Copy
Order Full-Sized Copies
Order full-size, 24” X 36” poster prints of
"Poverty in the United States" at a cost of
$5.00 each. The maps are shipped folded
to 6" X 9" size.
Order copies by clicking on the “Buy Now”
button to pay by credit card. To pay by
check, please mail this order form along
with check payment to:
Housing Assistance Council
Attn: Poverty Map Order
1025 Vermont Ave NW, Ste 606
Washington, DC 20005 24 x 36
Once confirmation of your payment has
been received, HAC will ship your order.

20. Additional Resources on Rural Poverty
Rural Research Note: Poverty in Rural
America
Data Files:
County Level Poverty Data
List of Persistent Poverty Counties
www.ruralhome.org
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty
/
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202-842-8600

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