Apparently the standard poverty threshold does not vary by region. There is a measure called the "Supplemental Poverty Measure" which does take into account cer

Apparently the standard poverty threshold does not vary by region. There is a measure called the "Supplemental Poverty Measure" which does take into account certain cost-of-living adjustments, amongst other things. More info here: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/demo/p60-272.pdf https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publicatio... It does not look like this research used that measure. Given the income disparity between urban and rural areas, I'm worried that this could paint a misleading picture about who exactly is suffering here. (I'm definitely no expert here, just a lay person trying to interpret this.)