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https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2013/demo/SEHSD-WP2013-28.html
Comparing Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds and Family Budgets
The Census Bureau reports on the SPM compared income-to-povertyâthreshold ratios using the official and the SPM.
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https://data.epi.org/poverty/poverty_spm/line/year/national/percent_spm_1x_cps/overall
Supplemental poverty - Supplemental poverty rate (CPS) - EPI Data Library
The number and share of people who live in families with total resources below their Supplemental Poverty Measure threshold, by demographic groups and...
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https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2017/demo/SEHSD-WP2017-24.html
Using State-Level SNAP Records to Evaluate Supplemental Poverty
This poster examines the effect of using administrative records instead of self-reported data on estimating the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2019/demo/SEHSD-WP2019-23.html
Impact on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016
This presentation compares supplemental poverty estimates from the 2017 CPS ASEC production and research files.
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https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2025/comm/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)
The 2024 poverty rate was 10.6%, a decrease from the 2023 estimate.
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https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure
In 2009, the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) created a Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to replace previous experimental poverty measures.
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https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/spm-below-official-poverty-rate.html
Supplemental Poverty Rate Below Official Rate in Only 10 States
Annual national SPM rates ranged from 12.4% to 12.9% and official poverty rates ranged from 10.6% to 11.5% between 2022 and 2024.
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