Allegheny Independent Media

Allegheny Independent Media

New Poverty Estimates for 2024: Forest County is the Highest in PA

After a month delay, the Census bureau came out with new poverty estimates for 2024 for every state, county and school district. The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates were probably delayed by the government shutdown. They also had to catch up on other economic statistics such as the unemployment rate. The map above showsContinue reading “New Poverty Estimates for 2024: Forest County is the Highest in PA”

16 of the Top 20 Poorest School Districts are in the Alleghenies

The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) also include estimates for each school district in the U.S. The graph above shows poverty rates over the last 25 years for 5 local school districts: Altoona, Greater Johnstown, Indiana, and State College. We can see that there was a decrease in the rates for 4 outContinue reading “16 of the Top 20 Poorest School Districts are in the Alleghenies”