United States Statistical Sources: Poverty and Income

Official United States poverty guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Census Bureau reports on poverty data from several major household surveys and programs.

The World Bank's reports and data on poverty in countries around the world.

The U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program provides annual estimates of income and poverty statistics for all school districts, counties, and states.

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), is the longest running longitudinal household survey in the world. The study began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families in the United States. Information on these individuals and their descendants has been collected continuously, including data covering employment, income, wealth, expenditures, health, marriage, childbearing, child development, philanthropy, education, and numerous other topics.

Contains data and statistics on income at national and regional levels.