This map (above is a sample clip) presents the percentage of all families in Steuben County, NY, with children under five years of age, whose household income was below poverty level when data was collected by the US Census Bureau for the Census 2000.  This map is intended to assist in understanding population demographics within Steuben County. 

United States Census Bureau; Alfred University; New York State GIS Clearinghouse; ESRI

NAD 1983 StatePlane New York West FIPS 3103 (Feet)

Map created on 8/1/05 by

Rural Justice Institute GIS Services,

posted on 6/15/06

Percentage of such families with household incomes below poverty level range from <15% to >25%.

The demographic data used in this map was acquired from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Factfinder Census 2000 Summary Files: 2000.

The Census Bureau uses the federal government's official poverty definition.  There is no single dollar amount applied to every individual/family to determine poverty status.  The following explanation of how poverty is defined is taken from the American Factfinder Help: “The poverty status of families and unrelated individuals in 1999 was determined using 48 thresholds (income cutoffs) arranged in a two dimensional matrix. The matrix consists of family size (from 1 person to 9 or more people) cross-classified by presence and number of family members under 18 years old (from no children present to 8 or more children present).”