Poverty

Information on this page includes the following:
  • Children in poverty counts
  • Financial assistance programs (eg. TANF)

For the official definition of poverty, click here.

  • National Center for Children in Poverty

    Description: Part of the School of Public Health at Columbia University, The National Center for Children in Poverty is a research center that promotes health and well-being for low-income families and children. NCCP puts together reports based on the US Census American Community Survey. For more information, visit http://www.nccp.org/.

    Example Data: low-income demographics, such as parental education, obesity rates, and parental employment.

  • National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

    Description: Collects national and statewide data to inform policy and practice to promote family economic security, strong nurturing families, and healthy child development. They collect family economic security, early childhood and health & mental health. For more information, go to http://www.nccp.org/profiles/index_NV.html

    Example Data: Health insurance, health screening, sexually transmitted infection rates, pregnancy rates, abortion rates, obesity rates, substance abuse and mental health problems.

 

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Poverty in Nevada

  • 60,842 children 0-8 in poverty in 2009 | Poverty Report

  • 108,312 children 0-17 in poverty in 2009 | Poverty Report

  • 263,523 children 0-18 years old lived at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level in 2009 | Nevada Poverty Estimates