These values represent the percentage of children under 18 years old living in poverty, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget of United States.

The definition of poverty used in the Community Survey adheres to the standars specified by the Office of Budget and Management of the United States. This definition establishes poverty thresholds based on two parameters: family composition and annual family income. In determining family income, the following sources of income are considered: unemployment compensation, employment compensation, social security, supplemental security income, public assistance, veteran's payments, survivors' benefits, pensions or retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, property income, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, out-of-home assistance, and other miscellaneous sources of income. On the other hand, aids such as food stamps or vouchers, housing subsidies, gain or loss of property and the income of unrelated persons living in the household are not considered as income. In addition, poverty status can not be determined in unrelated persons under the age of 15 at home, incarcerated, nursing homes, college dormitories, military barracks, and persons not living in a conventional home and living situations Without conventional housing (and who are not in shelters). For more information visit - How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty at: https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty-measures.html

Sources:

US Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey, 1 year estimates de la tabla DP03 a través de American Fact Finder http://factfinder2.census.gov Para mas información sobre los umbrales de pobreza visíte: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/methods/measure.html