Differences Between Poverty Measures May Reflect Differences in Housing Costs or Noncash Benefits Across States
The national official poverty rate (11.1%) was lower than the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) (12.9%) in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s report, Poverty in the United States: 2023. However, an analysis of 3-year averages of poverty rates by states shows the SPM rate was lower than the official rate in 32 states. SPM … Read more


























