Child poverty rates by metro/nonmetro residence, 1989-2016

Percent poor

Line Bar combo chart with 28 groups, 4 lines, and 0 bars per group.

Group 1, 1989
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 21.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 19.
Group 2,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 20.
Group 3,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 21.6.
Group 4, 1992
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 23.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 21.4.
Group 5,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 24.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 22.3.
Group 6,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.9.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 21.5.
Group 7, 1995
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 20.4.
Group 8,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 20.
Group 9,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.7.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 19.2.
Group 10, 1998
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 20.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 18.5.
Group 11,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 19.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 16.2.
Group 12,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 19.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 15.5.
Group 13, 2001
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 20.2.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 15.4.
Group 14,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 19.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 16.
Group 15,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 20.2.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 17.1.
Group 16, 2004
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 20.5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 17.3.
Group 17,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 19.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 17.2.
Group 18,
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 21.8.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 16.6.
Group 19, 2007.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 21.9.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 17.3.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 22.1.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 17.2.
Group 20,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 22.3.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 17.4.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 21.5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 18.5.
Group 21,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 24.2.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 19.2.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 23.5.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 20.2.
Group 22, 2010.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 25.4.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 20.9.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 24.4.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 21.6.
Group 23,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 26.3.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 21.8.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 25.6.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 21.2.
Group 24,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 26.2.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 21.9.
Line 3, Nonmetro (CPS)* 26.7.
Line 4, Metro (CPS)* 20.9.
Group 25, 2013.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 26.2.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 21.6.
Group 26,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 25.2.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 21.1.
Group 27,
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 24.3.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 20.1.
Group 28, 2016.
Line 1, Nonmetro (ACS)* 23.5.
Line 2, Metro (ACS)* 18.8.

Note: Metro status of some counties changed in 1984, 1994, 2004, and 2014. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) 1990-2013 and annual American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for 2007-16. *CPS poverty status is based on family income in prior year and ACS poverty status is based on family income in the past 12 months.