Category: Economic Well-Being
Indicator: Children Living in Poverty

Importance of Indicator

Poverty is one of the top indicators used to predict outcomes because it lessens the opportunities of those children and their families to access health care and other services.  Consequently, children whose family lacks the resources to meet basic needs are more likely to suffer from a wide range of social, educational, health, and behavioral problems.

This indicator is found in the following CSC Publications

State of the Child in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County’s Children: A Progress Report

Tables and Figures

Proportion of the Population Living in Poverty by Age, Palm Beach County vs Florida, 2005

Population Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity and Age, Palm Beach County, 2005

2007 Poverty Guidelines

The poverty guidelines are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The poverty guidelines are sometimes referred to as the “federal poverty level” (Federal Poverty Level). The different poverty levels are calculated by multiplying the current guidelines by 1.25 for 125 percent, 1.50 for 150 percent.

For more information, visit http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/07poverty.shtml