Calculate poverty and child poverty rates for all 50 states + DC

Summary

Create a Jupyter notebook that calculates poverty and child poverty rates for all 50 US states plus Washington DC using PolicyEngine.

Requirements

• Calculate overall poverty rate for each state + DC (51 jurisdictions total)
• Calculate child poverty rate (under 18) for each state + DC
• Use the SPM (Supplemental Poverty Measure) poverty definition
• Present results in a clear, organized format (tables and/or visualizations)

Suggested approach

1. Use PolicyEngine US with state-specific microdata
2. Loop through all states to calculate:
   • Total population and population in poverty
   • Child population and children in poverty
3. Create summary tables showing:
   • State-by-state poverty rates
   • State-by-state child poverty rates
   • Rankings by poverty rate
4. Optional: Include visualizations (choropleth maps, bar charts)

Output

A notebook in the repository that can be run to produce current poverty statistics by state.

References

• PolicyEngine US documentation
• SPM poverty thresholds

Start with the PolicyEngine US documentation and SPM poverty thresholds, then determine how state-specific microdata can be used in the notebook. Done means a runnable notebook covering all 50 states and Washington DC, with overall and child poverty rates, summary tables, and rankings; visualizations are optional.