These charts represent the percentage of people in poverty during the past 12 months, from 1999 to 2008.
Income Security
Children and Poverty
Three maps representing the share of children in poverty, extreme poverty (50 percent or less of poverty), and low income (less than 200 percent of poverty).
Unemployment
This map tracks annual average unemployment rates nationally and for individual states.
TANF Recipients
This map presents total number of TANF recipients (adults and children) and percentage of state population.
Median Income
The median divides the income distribution into two equal parts: one-half falling below the median and one-half rising above the median.
