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Federal Poverty Guidelines 2011

The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published the 2011 federal poverty guidelines on January 20, 2011 in the Federal Register.

2011 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Persons in Family	48 Contiguous States and D.C.	Alaska	Hawaii
1	$10,890	$13,600	$12,540
2	14,710	18,380	16,930
3	18,530	23,160	21,320
4	22,350	27,940	25,710
5	26,170	32,720	30,100
6	29,990	37,500	34,490
7	33,810	42,280	38,880
8	37,630	47,060	43,270
For each additional person, add	3,820	4,780	4,390
SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 13, January 20, 2011, pp. 3637-3638

American Community Survey 2006-2008

The American Community Survey (ACS) is an annual demographic survey of the United States. The ACS is sent to about 3 million US households each year. 3 million households is a statistically small number, so the Census Bureau has to combine ACS data for different years to generate demographic estimates (i.e. the estimates below use data from ACS 2006, ACS 2007 and ACS 2008).

By combining 3 years of ACS data, the Census Bureau is able to produce estimates for geographic areas with populations of 20,000 persons or more. As of today, ACS estimates for geographic areas with populations less than 20,000 persons do not exist. However, the ACS 5 year estimates will combine data for 5 years and will produce estimates for geographic areas with populations less than 20,000 persons or down to the Census block. The ACS 5 year estimates are scheduled to be released in December 2010.

Income Figures in the Past 12 Months (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

	Median Household Income		Per Capita Income		All Families Below Poverty Level
	Estimate ($)	Error ($)	Estimate ($)	Error ($)	Estimate (%)	Error (%)
San Antonio city	42,731	+/-585	21,447	+/-324	14.50	+/-0.6
Bexar County	45,792	+/-538	22,537	+/-257	13.00	+/-0.5
Texas	49,078	+/-190	24,709	+/-80	12.80	+/-0.2
Sources: 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates

Census 2000

Poverty data in the Census 2000 were collected in 1999.

Census Geographies ¹	Total: Population for whom poverty status is determined	Population with Income in 1999 below poverty level (%)
Block Groups
48-29-171300-1	1,538	39.7
48-29-171300-3	592	29.6
48-29-171300-4	1,254	42.3
48-29-171300-6	1,240	23.2
48-29-171400-1	2,146	19.9
48-29-171400-3	2,608	47.0
48-29-171400-4	1,315	31.3
48-29-171700-7	0	0.0
48-29-171902-1	2,851	9.5
48-29-171911-4	6,944	5.5
48-29-180504-1	0	0.0
48-29-180504-2	1,827	27.1
48-29-180504-3	1,983	27.6
48-29-181602-1	816	25.0
48-29-181602-4	2,038	24.1
48-29-181706-1	1,829	11.8
Tracts
48-29-171300	6,761	30.6
48-29-171400	7,015	32.9
48-29-171700	7,273	19.8
48-29-171902	2,851	9.5
48-29-171911	12,547	6.0
48-29-180504	3,810	27.4
48-29-181602	5,825	20.6
48-29-181706	6,108	8.5
Places
San Antonio city Texas	1,122,736	17.3
Counties
Bexar County Texas	1,359,271	15.9
States
Texas	20,287,300	15.4
Source: U.S. Census 2000 SF3 Table P87 ¹ Small area Census geographies are named by their FIPS codes (State FIPS-County FIPS-Tract FIPS & Block group FIPS).

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Benefits Recipients

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program, as of October 1, 2008. The SNAP benefits data represent the number of participants in the SNAP for each state, county and the District of Columbia.

	July 2002	July 2003	July 2004	July 2005	July 2006	July 2007
Bexar County Texas	133,312	165,265	178,410	183,571	187,985	191,240
Texas	1,755,362	2,190,003	2,405,046	2,467,599	2,410,814	2,456,223
Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: County SNAP benefits data

Citations

"Delayed Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines for the Remainder of 2010," 75 Federal Register 148 (3 August 2010), pp. 45628-45629.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3 year estimates. Washington: The Bureau, 2010.
U.S. Bureau of the Census.Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: County SNAP benefits data. Washington: The Bureau, 2010
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census 2000: Summary File 3. Washington: The Bureau, 2010.

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