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Poverty Publications
Poverty Publications
Below you can find official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau related to the measurement of poverty in the United States.
You can also other publications by topics or publications by series, including historical publications from the Census of Population and Housing, 2000 Census and 2010 Census.
To find poverty publications for a specific survey follow the links below:
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Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2022
This brief uses the 2021 and 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas.
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Poverty in the United States: 2022
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Aging Veterans: America's Veterans in Later Life
Older veterans are less likely to be living in poverty and less likely to socially isolated than other older adults who never served in the armed forces.
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Persistent Poverty in Counties and Census Tracts
This brief uses data from the past 30 years to determine both counties and census tracts in persistent poverty.
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Poverty: 2019 and 2021
This brief uses the 2019 and 2021 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and largest metro areas.
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Poverty Dynamics: 2017–2019
Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation from 2017 to 2019, we examine poverty dynamics over the period.
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Poverty in the United States: 2021
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2013–2016
Covering 01/2013-12/2016, this report describes poverty with different time horizons, the duration of poverty spells and the frequency into and out of poverty.
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Changes in Poverty Rates and Poverty Areas Over Time: 2005 to 2019
This brief uses the first instance of three non-overlapping ACS 5-year estimates to analyze poverty rates and poverty areas for the nation, states and counties.
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Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2005–2009 and 2015–2019
This brief uses the 2005-2009 and 2015-2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 5-year estimates to report changes in median household income by race and Hispanic
Publication
Poverty: 2018 and 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and the largest metro areas
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Publication
Poverty: 2017 and 2018
This brief uses the 2017 and 2018 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2018.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Publication
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2015
This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2015.
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Multidimensional Deprivation in the United States: 2017
This report uses the American Community Survey to create a Multidimensional Deprivation Index.
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Net Worth of Households: 2015
This brief uses the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household net worth in 2015 and compares it with net worth in 2014.
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Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2014
This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2014 based on data collected from the 2014 Panel of the SIPP.
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Poverty: 2016 and 2017
This brief uses the 2016 and 2017 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2017.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
Publication
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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Poverty: 2015 and 2016
This brief uses the 2015 and 2016 ACS 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2016 as well as the changes in poverty from 2015.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Monthly Poverty Rates by Selected Demographic Characteristics: 2013
This report presents monthly and average monthly poverty rates for the United States in 2013 based on data collected from the 2014 Panel of the SIPP.
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Poverty: 2014 and 2015
A comparison of 2014 and 2015 poverty rates by state and metropolitan area from the American Community Survey.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2015 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Publication
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015
This is the sixth report describing research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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An Aging World: 2015
This report examines the world’s population aged 65 and over, including demographic and socioeconomic trends for both developed and less developed countries.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2015 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2013
This is the fourth report describing research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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Poverty: 2012 and 2013
This report uses the 2012 and 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year data to compare poverty rates and the number of people in poverty.
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