Data Tools

Basic Needs Budget Calculator
The Basic Needs Budget Calculator shows how much a family needs to make ends meet. Select state and city (or county), number of parents, and number and ages of children, and the Budget Calculator calculates the cost of minimum daily necessities.

Family Resource Simulator
The Family Resource Simulator shows the impact of federal and state "work support" benefits on the budgets of low- to moderate-income families. Results illustrate how a hypothetical family's resources change as earnings increase, taking public benefits into account.

50-State Demographics Wizard
Use the Demographics Wizard to create custom tables of national- and state-level statistics about low-income or poor children. Choose areas of interest, such as parental education, parental employment, marital status, and race/ethnicity—among many other variables.

50-State Policy Wizard
The Policy Wizard creates custom tables with information about state and federal policies that assist low-income families and children.

Income Converter
Use the Income Converter to convert values among federal poverty guidelines, state median income, and annual income (in dollars).