Poverty-Related Data and Resources on IECAM

To get the most recent poverty data available in spreadsheets choose "Federal Poverty Levels" under the "Demographics" tab and then select a geographic area and year. You can also do a multiyear search that lets you compare tabular data for a single data type over multiple years. Great for identifying trends and changes over time. To get poverty data over time in spreadsheets choose "Population, by income-to-poverty ratios and age (0-5)" under the "Early Childhood Service Types & Demographics" tab for a selected range of years.

Interactive map and downloadable data in spreadsheets and maps for children age 5 and under by federal poverty level (50%, 100%, 130%, 185%, 200%, and 400%) and geographic area for single years.

Search our online database for data on family employment conditions for children age 5 and under. Choose "Children in Working Familes" under the "Demographics" tab and then select a geographic area and year.

Unemployment rate in spreadsheets, charts, and maps for annual average unemployment rates and numbers in labor force, by state and county.

Resources for understanding local economic and social conditions.

This map can help advocates, policy makers, and others find areas of high and low incomes by census tract across Illinois.

Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.

The Future of Child Wellbeing in Illinois: A Call for an Equitable Recovery in the Decade Ahead

View and download 2021 state and county estimates for Small Area Income and Poverty estimates.

Data tools in three early childhood focused domains: Family Stability (including poverty indicators), Health, and Early Care and Education.

Heartland Alliance’s report on Illinois poverty for 2020.

Report from Center for American Progress, 2021

Policy brief about student poverty measures.