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The Economic Research Service (ERS) Poverty Area Measures
Datathon 2026
Updated Oct 8, 2026
Updated ad hoc
About this dataset
The Economic Research Service (ERS) Poverty Area Measures, classifying every U.S. county and Census tract as high-poverty, extreme-poverty, persistent-poverty, and/or enduring-poverty based on poverty rate thresholds across multiple measurement periods dating back to 1960 (counties) and 1970 (tracts).
Data and resources (6)
- CSV
Poverty Area Measures 2022 (CSV)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available
- XLSX
Poverty Area Measures 2022 (XLSX)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available
- CSV
Poverty Area Measures 2023 (CSV)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available
- XLSX
Poverty Area Measures 2023 (XLSX)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available
- CSV
Poverty Area Measures 2025 (CSV)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available
- XLSX
Poverty Area Measures 2025 (XLSX)
Modified Jul 30, 2026Table and Data API available