EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EST, JANUARY 15, 1998 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB98-09 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Income and Poverty Statistics 301-457-3242 New and Revised Estimates of Children in Poverty for States and Counties Released by Census Bureau The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released new state- and county-level estimates of the number of children under 18 living in poverty in 1993, as well as state-level estimates for 1993 of the number of poor children under age 5. The Internet address for this information is http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe.html. Three 1993 data sets for each state and county total number of poor people, number of related children ages 5-17 in families in poverty and median household income originally released in March of 1997, have been revised and re-released. All of the tabulations for 1993 mark the first time the Census Bureau has issued county-level income and poverty estimates in non-census years. The population census takes place every 10 years. The figures reflect new population estimates, the results of new research by the Census Bureau and suggestions by the National Academy of Sciences. The estimates provide up-to-date information on which decisions can be based about program changes and funding allocations. For example, the tabulations of children under 5 who are in poverty may be used to measure the demand for local Head Start programs. All estimates were obtained by combining results from the Census Bureau's March 1994 Current Population Survey with aggregate data from federal individual income tax records, food stamp program participation statistics, 1994 population estimates and 1990 census figures. The estimates work was supported by the Census Bureau and the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Labor, Education and Health and Human Services.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
