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Table 1: Working Poverty

Working poverty is defined as individuals with an after-tax income below the Low Income Measure (LIM AT) and earning an annual individual working income of over $3,000.

Please see the document included with the data for the definition of Working Poverty. The notes on this definition have changed since previous years, clarifying the population that is excluded from counts of working poor. Also please read the included note regarding the data at the Census Subdivision level of geography.

Please read the note below regarding data suppression in these tables.

For more information, see the methodology document included with the tables. Please also read the included document regarding the data at the Census Subdivision level of geography.

Notes

Place Names are included in the data tables. 

Note that "Rural Postal Code (not in city)" and "Rural Community" are interchangeable.

Years within data
2012
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Full title
Working poverty (custom table), 2012