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Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement

Poverty Guidelines

•   HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2012
• Prior HHS Poverty Guidelines and Federal Register References

Poverty Guidelines and Poverty Measurement

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Poverty Guidelines and Poverty
• Further Resources on Poverty Measurement, Poverty Lines, and Their History
• The Census Bureau's Poverty Home Page — The Census Bureau prepares the statistics on the number of people in poverty in the United States

Poverty Research Centers

ASPE provides support to the following organizations to conduct and report on research related to poverty:

• Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Center for Poverty Research at the University of California-Davis
• Center on Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University

In the past, ASPE also provided support to the following organizations for research:

• National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan
• Center for Poverty Research at the University of Kentucky
• West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington
• Joint Center for Poverty Research of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago
• Rural Poverty Research Institute at the University of Missouri

See also the National Poverty Research Centers’ website.

Are You Looking for …

• Poverty guidelines — gross or net income
• A chart with percentages (e.g., 125 percent) of the guidelines
• The poverty line for a state or city
• The number of poor people in a state or city
• How the poverty line was developed
• Mollie Orshansky’s career, achievements, and publications
• Alternative approaches to poverty measurement
• ASPE research on poverty

Last Revised:  04/02/12

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