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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]
The Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program Announces the
State Median Income Estimates for
Federal Fiscal Year 2016
Office of Community Services,
ACF, HHS.
ACTION: The Administration for Children
and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), announces
the State Median Income Estimates for
a Four-Person Household for the Federal
Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 State Median
Income Estimates for Use in the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP).
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), Division of
Energy Assistance (DEA) announces the
SUMMARY:
estimated median income of four-person
households in each state, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016
(October 1, 2015, to September 30,
2016).
DATES: These estimates become effective
at any time between the date of this
publication and the later of (1) October
1, 2015; or (2) the beginning of a
grantee’s fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office
of Community Services, 5th Floor West,
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone:
202–401–5292; Email: peter.edelman@
acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces to grantees of the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) the estimated median
income of four-person households in
each state, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1,
2015, to September 30, 2016). LIHEAP
grantees that choose to base their
income eligibility criteria on these state
median income (SMI) estimates may
adopt these estimates (up to 60 percent)
on their date of publication in the
Federal Register or on a later date as
discussed in the DATES section. This
enables grantees to implement this
notice during the period between the
heating and cooling seasons. However,
by October 1, 2015, or the beginning of
the grantee’s fiscal year, whichever is
later, such grantees must adjust their
income eligibility criteria so that they
are in accord with the FFY 2016 SMI.
Sixty percent of SMI for each LIHEAP
grantee, as annually established by the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services, is one of the income criteria
that LIHEAP grantees may use in
determining a household’s income
eligibility for LIHEAP. The last time
LIHEAP was authorized was by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law
109–58, which was enacted on August
8, 2005. This authorization expired on
September 30, 2007, and reauthorization
remains pending.
The SMI estimates in this notice are
3-year estimates derived from the
American Community Survey (ACS)
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau,
U.S. Department of Commerce (Census
Bureau).
For additional information about the
ACS state median income estimates,
including the definition of income and
the derivation of medians see https://
www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/
data_documentation/
SubjectDefinitions/2013_
ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under
‘‘Income in the Past 12 Months.’’ For
additional information about using the
ACS 3-year estimates versus using the 1year or 5-year estimates, see https://
www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_
for_data_users/estimates/. For
additional information about the ACS in
general, see https://www.census.gov/acs/
www/ or contact the Census Bureau’s
Social, Economic, and Housing
Statistics Division at (301) 763–3243.
These SMI estimates, like those
derived from any survey, are subject to
two types of errors: (1) Non-sampling
Error, which consists of random errors
that increase the variability of the data
and non-random errors that consistently
shift the data in a specific direction; and
(2) Sampling Error, which consists of
the error that arises from the use of
probability sampling to create the
sample. For additional information
about the accuracy of the ACS SMI
estimates, see https://www.census.gov/
acs/www/Downloads/data_
documentation/Accuracy/
MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2013.pdf.
In the state-by-state listing of SMI and
60 percent of SMI for a four-person
family for FFY 2016, LIHEAP grantees
must regard ‘‘family’’ to be the
equivalent of ‘‘household’’ with regards
to setting their income eligibility
criteria. This listing describes the
method for adjusting SMI for
households of different sizes, as
specified in regulations applicable to
LIHEAP (45 CFR 96.85(b)). These
regulations were published in the
Federal Register on March 3, 1988, (53
FR 6827) and amended on October 15,
1999 (64 FR 55858).
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ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2016,
FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
Estimated state median
income for four-person
families 1
States
Alabama ................................................................................................................................................
Alaska ....................................................................................................................................................
Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................
Arkansas ...............................................................................................................................................
California ...............................................................................................................................................
Colorado ................................................................................................................................................
Connecticut ...........................................................................................................................................
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$66,253
90,307
65,138
58,262
77,106
85,915
106,193
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60 percent of estimated state
median income for four-person
families 2 3
$39,752
54,184
39,083
34,957
46,264
51,549
63,716
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ESTIMATED STATE MEDIAN INCOME FOR FOUR-PERSON FAMILIES, BY STATE, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2016,
FOR USE IN THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)—Continued
Estimated state median
income for four-person
families 1
States
Delaware ...............................................................................................................................................
District of Columbia ...............................................................................................................................
Florida ...................................................................................................................................................
Georgia ..................................................................................................................................................
Hawaii ....................................................................................................................................................
Idaho .....................................................................................................................................................
Illinois ....................................................................................................................................................
Indiana ...................................................................................................................................................
Iowa .......................................................................................................................................................
Kansas ..................................................................................................................................................
Kentucky ................................................................................................................................................
Louisiana ...............................................................................................................................................
Maine .....................................................................................................................................................
Maryland ................................................................................................................................................
Massachusetts ......................................................................................................................................
Michigan ................................................................................................................................................
Minnesota ..............................................................................................................................................
Mississippi .............................................................................................................................................
Missouri .................................................................................................................................................
Montana ................................................................................................................................................
Nebraska ...............................................................................................................................................
Nevada ..................................................................................................................................................
New Hampshire .....................................................................................................................................
New Jersey ...........................................................................................................................................
New Mexico ...........................................................................................................................................
New York ...............................................................................................................................................
North Carolina .......................................................................................................................................
North Dakota .........................................................................................................................................
Ohio .......................................................................................................................................................
Oklahoma ..............................................................................................................................................
Oregon ..................................................................................................................................................
Pennsylvania .........................................................................................................................................
Rhode Island .........................................................................................................................................
South Carolina ......................................................................................................................................
South Dakota ........................................................................................................................................
Tennessee .............................................................................................................................................
Texas .....................................................................................................................................................
Utah .......................................................................................................................................................
Vermont .................................................................................................................................................
Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................
Washington ...........................................................................................................................................
West Virginia .........................................................................................................................................
Wisconsin ..............................................................................................................................................
Wyoming ...............................................................................................................................................
Puerto Rico ...........................................................................................................................................
60 percent of estimated state
median income for four-person
families 2 3
85,925
83,794
65,764
68,448
86,495
62,002
82,918
72,299
79,300
75,709
69,239
71,516
76,455
107,438
106,173
75,711
92,111
57,024
72,647
68,720
77,165
66,461
98,638
105,700
60,534
86,316
67,706
88,725
76,875
64,907
70,295
83,730
89,353
63,706
74,498
66,060
69,517
70,740
82,781
92,379
85,013
67,613
82,053
79,777
29,188
51,555
50,276
39,458
41,069
51,897
37,201
49,751
43,379
47,580
45,425
41,543
42,910
45,873
64,463
63,704
45,427
55,267
34,214
43,588
41,232
46,299
39,877
59,183
63,420
36,320
51,790
40,624
53,235
46,125
38,944
42,177
50,238
53,612
38,224
44,699
39,636
41,710
42,444
49,669
55,427
51,008
40,568
49,232
47,866
17,513
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1 These figures were prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from 3-year estimates from the 2011, 2012, and 2013
American Community Surveys (ACSs). These estimates, like those derived from any survey, are subject to two types of error: (1) Non-sampling Error, which consists
of random errors that increase the variability of the data and non-random errors that consistently direct the data in a specific direction; and (2) Sampling Error, which
consists of the error that arises from the use of probability sampling to create the sample.
2 These figures were calculated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance by multiplying the estimated state median income for a four-person family for each state by 60 percent.
3 To adjust for different sizes of households for LIHEAP purposes, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for multiplying 60 percent of a state’s estimated median income for a fourperson family by the following percentages: 52 percent for a one-person household, 68 percent for a two-person household, 84 percent for a three-person household,
100 percent for a four-person household, 116 percent for a five-person household, and 132 percent for a six-person household. For each additional household member above six people, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for adding 3 percentage points to the percentage for a six-person household (132 percent) and multiplying the new percentage by 60 percent of the median income for a four-person family.
Note: FFY 2016 covers the period of
October 1, 2015, through September 30,
2016. The estimated median income for
four-person families living in the United
States for this period is $77,507.
Grantees that use SMI for LIHEAP may,
at their option, employ such estimates at
any time between the date of this
publication and the later of October 1,
2015 or the beginning of their fiscal
year.
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Statutory Authority: 45 CFR 96.85(b) and
42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(ii).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Jeannie L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
Administration for Children and
Families
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Announces the State
Median Income Estimates for Federal Fiscal Year 2016
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), announces the State Median Income Estimates
for a Four-Person Household for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016
State Median Income Estimates for Use in the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA) announces
the estimated median income of four-person households in each state,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1,
2015, to September 30, 2016).
DATES: These estimates become effective at any time between the date of
this publication and the later of (1) October 1, 2015; or (2) the
beginning of a grantee's fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office
of Community Services, 5th Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447. Telephone: 202-401-5292; Email:
peter.edelman@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces to grantees of the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) the estimated median
income of four-person households in each state, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico for FFY 2016 (October 1, 2015, to September
30, 2016). LIHEAP grantees that choose to base their income eligibility
criteria on these state median income (SMI) estimates may adopt these
estimates (up to 60 percent) on their date of publication in the
Federal Register or on a later date as discussed in the DATES section.
This enables grantees to implement this notice during the period
between the heating and cooling seasons. However, by October 1, 2015,
or the beginning of the grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later, such
grantees must adjust their income eligibility criteria so that they are
in accord with the FFY 2016 SMI.
Sixty percent of SMI for each LIHEAP grantee, as annually
established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is one of
the income criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a
household's income eligibility for LIHEAP. The last time LIHEAP was
authorized was by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58,
which was enacted on August 8, 2005. This authorization expired on
September 30, 2007, and reauthorization remains pending.
The SMI estimates in this notice are 3-year estimates derived from
the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau).
For additional information about the ACS state median income
estimates, including the definition of income and the derivation of
medians see https://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/SubjectDefinitions/2013_ACSSubjectDefinitions.pdf under ``Income in the
Past 12 Months.'' For additional information about using the ACS 3-year
estimates versus using the 1-year or 5-year estimates, see https://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/estimates/. For
additional information about the ACS in general, see https://www.census.gov/acs/www/ or contact the Census Bureau's Social,
Economic, and Housing Statistics Division at (301) 763-3243.
These SMI estimates, like those derived from any survey, are
subject to two types of errors: (1) Non-sampling Error, which consists
of random errors that increase the variability of the data and non-
random errors that consistently shift the data in a specific direction;
and (2) Sampling Error, which consists of the error that arises from
the use of probability sampling to create the sample. For additional
information about the accuracy of the ACS SMI estimates, see https://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/Accuracy/MultiyearACSAccuracyofData2013.pdf.
In the state-by-state listing of SMI and 60 percent of SMI for a
four-person family for FFY 2016, LIHEAP grantees must regard ``family''
to be the equivalent of ``household'' with regards to setting their
income eligibility criteria. This listing describes the method for
adjusting SMI for households of different sizes, as specified in
regulations applicable to LIHEAP (45 CFR 96.85(b)). These regulations
were published in the Federal Register on March 3, 1988, (53 FR 6827)
and amended on October 15, 1999 (64 FR 55858).
Estimated State Median Income for Four-Person Families, by State, for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016, for Use in
the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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Estimated state median 60 percent of estimated
States income for four-person state median income for four-
families \1\ person families 2 3
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Alabama............................................. $66,253 $39,752
Alaska.............................................. 90,307 54,184
Arizona............................................. 65,138 39,083
Arkansas............................................ 58,262 34,957
California.......................................... 77,106 46,264
Colorado............................................ 85,915 51,549
Connecticut......................................... 106,193 63,716
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Delaware............................................ 85,925 51,555
District of Columbia................................ 83,794 50,276
Florida............................................. 65,764 39,458
Georgia............................................. 68,448 41,069
Hawaii.............................................. 86,495 51,897
Idaho............................................... 62,002 37,201
Illinois............................................ 82,918 49,751
Indiana............................................. 72,299 43,379
Iowa................................................ 79,300 47,580
Kansas.............................................. 75,709 45,425
Kentucky............................................ 69,239 41,543
Louisiana........................................... 71,516 42,910
Maine............................................... 76,455 45,873
Maryland............................................ 107,438 64,463
Massachusetts....................................... 106,173 63,704
Michigan............................................ 75,711 45,427
Minnesota........................................... 92,111 55,267
Mississippi......................................... 57,024 34,214
Missouri............................................ 72,647 43,588
Montana............................................. 68,720 41,232
Nebraska............................................ 77,165 46,299
Nevada.............................................. 66,461 39,877
New Hampshire....................................... 98,638 59,183
New Jersey.......................................... 105,700 63,420
New Mexico.......................................... 60,534 36,320
New York............................................ 86,316 51,790
North Carolina...................................... 67,706 40,624
North Dakota........................................ 88,725 53,235
Ohio................................................ 76,875 46,125
Oklahoma............................................ 64,907 38,944
Oregon.............................................. 70,295 42,177
Pennsylvania........................................ 83,730 50,238
Rhode Island........................................ 89,353 53,612
South Carolina...................................... 63,706 38,224
South Dakota........................................ 74,498 44,699
Tennessee........................................... 66,060 39,636
Texas............................................... 69,517 41,710
Utah................................................ 70,740 42,444
Vermont............................................. 82,781 49,669
Virginia............................................ 92,379 55,427
Washington.......................................... 85,013 51,008
West Virginia....................................... 67,613 40,568
Wisconsin........................................... 82,053 49,232
Wyoming............................................. 79,777 47,866
Puerto Rico......................................... 29,188 17,513
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\1\ These figures were prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce (Census Bureau), from 3-
year estimates from the 2011, 2012, and 2013 American Community Surveys (ACSs). These estimates, like those
derived from any survey, are subject to two types of error: (1) Non-sampling Error, which consists of random
errors that increase the variability of the data and non-random errors that consistently direct the data in a
specific direction; and (2) Sampling Error, which consists of the error that arises from the use of
probability sampling to create the sample.
\2\ These figures were calculated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance by multiplying the
estimated state median income for a four-person family for each state by 60 percent.
\3\ To adjust for different sizes of households for LIHEAP purposes, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for multiplying 60
percent of a state's estimated median income for a four-person family by the following percentages: 52 percent
for a one-person household, 68 percent for a two-person household, 84 percent for a three-person household,
100 percent for a four-person household, 116 percent for a five-person household, and 132 percent for a six-
person household. For each additional household member above six people, 45 CFR 96.85 calls for adding 3
percentage points to the percentage for a six-person household (132 percent) and multiplying the new
percentage by 60 percent of the median income for a four-person family.
Note: FFY 2016 covers the period of October 1, 2015, through
September 30, 2016. The estimated median income for four-person
families living in the United States for this period is $77,507.
Grantees that use SMI for LIHEAP may, at their option, employ such
estimates at any time between the date of this publication and the
later of October 1, 2015 or the beginning of their fiscal year.
Statutory Authority: 45 CFR 96.85(b) and 42 U.S.C.
8624(b)(2)(B)(ii).
Jeannie L. Chaffin,
Director, Office of Community Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-14187 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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