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People Living 200% Above Poverty Level

County: Alachua
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator shows the percentage of people living at or above 200% of the federal poverty level.
 
Numerator = Total estimate of persons who had income at 200% or higher above of the poverty level
Denominator = Total population estimate with poverty status determined

Why is this important?

Federal poverty thresholds are set every year by the Census Bureau and vary by size of family and ages of family members. A high poverty rate is both a cause and a consequence of poor economic conditions. A high poverty rate indicates that local employment opportunities are not sufficient to provide for the local community. Through decreased buying power and decreased taxes, poverty is associated with lower quality schools and decreased business survival.
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County: Alachua

63.3%
Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
Measurement period: 2018-2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: February 2024
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Compared to FL Counties, Alachua has a value of 63.3% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 65.7% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 57.7%.
FL Counties
Compared to U.S. Counties, Alachua has a value of 63.3% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value higher than 66.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value lower than 59.9%.
U.S. Counties
Compared to the FL Value (68.6%), Alachua has a value of 63.3% which is lower and worse.
FL Value
(68.6%)
Compared to the US Value (71.2%), Alachua has a value of 63.3% which is lower and worse.
US Value
(71.2%)
Over time, the Alachua value is increasing significantly.
Trend
Technical note: The U.S. Census Bureau calculates 90% confidence intervals for American Community Survey estimates. Use caution when interpreting values with wide confidence intervals. Confidence intervals that are farther away from estimates in either direction indicate uncertainty due to small survey sample sizes. The U.S. Census Bureau does not recommend comparing overlapping 5-year periods since much of the data in each estimate are the same. Use caution when comparing estimates for census tracts over time as these geographies are redefined with each decennial census according to population changes.
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Data for this indicator can be found in table C17002 on data.census.gov.
 
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People Living 200% Above Poverty Level

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Measurement Period: 2018-2022
Data Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
November 6, 2024ufhealth.thehcn.net
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49.0%
49.0% - 57.7%
57.7% - 58.5%
58.5% - 60.5%
60.5% - 63.4%
There are 7 County values. The lowest value is 49%, and the highest value is 63.4%. Half of the values are between 53.4% and 61.6%. The middle (median) value is 60.5%.

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Filed under: Economy / Poverty, Economy / Income, Social Determinants of Health

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