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SNAPSHOT OF POVERTY, INCOME, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

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5.6%or

154,243people live in EXTREME poverty

POVERTY RATE EXTREME POVERTY

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Utah

LOW-INCOME RATE

2007 2011$59,778

October 29, 2012 (version 1

$55,869*

13.5%*9.7%

pre-recession post-recession

pre-recession post-recession

*Indicates that the change from 2007 to 2011 is statistically signicant. Dened as living below 50% of the poverty threshold.

*Indicates that the change from 2007 to 2011 is statistically signicant;all dollar amounts in 2011 dollars.

Dened as living between 100% and 199% of the poverty threshold.

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

# % # % # % # % # %

overty 251,084 9.7 257,649 9.6 316,217* 11.5* 359,242* 13.2* 374,859 13.

xtreme

overty

97,652 3.8 112,375* 4.2 137,288* 5.0* 153,298* 5.6* 154,243 5.6

ow Income 484,326 18.6 493,525 18.3 520,632 19.0 546,178 20.0 551,750 19.

hild Poverty 86,285 10.7 85,033 10.1 102,309* 11.9* 133,438* 15.5* 135,200 15.

o Health

surance

-- -- 415,828 16.9 399,327 15.9* 420,374* 16.8* 424,108 16.

Median

ousehold

come

$59,778 -- $59,158 -- $57,794* -- $56,471* -- $55,869 --

2011 Federal Poverty Thresh

Family Size Poverty Thresh

1 $11,484

2 $14,657

3 $17,916

4 $23,021

tah

United States

Measuring Poverty

l data are derived from the U.S. Census BureausAmerican Community Survey1-year esmates program. The American Community Survey released

smates on 2011 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage, which are the most current data available for geographies with populaons over 65,0

or more informaon on the American Community Survey, visit www.census.gov/acs/www/. Stascal signicance refers to the probability that the obse

hanges are true rather than the result of an error in sampling or esmaon. Data included here are stascally signicant at the 90th percenle. For m

formaon on the Illinois Self-Suciency Standard, visit hp://www.heartlandalliance.org/research/research-illinois-self-suciency-standard/.

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search to learn more.

cial poverty data are based on the federal poverty thresholds, which are used to determine

verty status. The measure is not geographically specic and does not reect what it takes for

milies to make ends meet.

Far more people struggle to make ends meet than the ocial poverty data suggest. Most expe

agree that it takes around twice as much income as the federal poverty threshold for families tby and meet their most basic needs.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

# % # % # % # % #

overty38,052,247 13.0 39,108,422* 13.2* 42,868,163* 14.3* 46,215,956* 15.3* 48,452,035* 15

xtreme

overty

16,375,097 5.6 16,634,799* 5.6 18,776,800* 6.3* 20,413,453* 6.8* 21,459,639* 7

ow Income 52,082,116 17.7 52,467,280* 17.7 54,951,837* 18.4* 57,509,754* 19.1* 58,374,201* 1

hild Poverty 12,728,964 17.6 12,919,224* 17.8 14,359,130* 19.7* 15,446,037* 21.2* 16,087,074* 22o Health

surance

-- -- 44,554,848 17.0 45,306,407* 17.2* 46,821,118* 17.7* 45,983,598* 17

Median

ousehold

come

$55,039 -- $54,349* -- $52,660* -- $51,625* -- $50,502*

What does it

really take to makeends meet?

dicates that the change from the preceding year in the table is statistically signicant; child poverty reects children related to their head of household;nsured rate reects only those ages 0 to 64.