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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States

Median household income in 2019 increased 6.8% from 2018, and the official poverty rate decreased 1.3 percentage points.

PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 2 Weekly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey.

PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Operations to Count People Experiencing Homelessness Begins Next Week

The U.S. Census Bureau will begin the special operations to count people experiencing homelessness in communities across the country on Sept. 22.

PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

2019 American Housing Survey Data Now Available

The biennial AHS is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing current data on a wide range of housing subjects.

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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Fifteen Percent of Same-Sex Couples Have Children in Their Household

Male same-sex couples are more likely to adopt children than female same-sex couples.

STORY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Same-Sex Married Couples Have Higher Income Than Opposite-Sex Married Couples

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey releases data on income and poverty levels of same-sex couples.

STORY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Was Household Income the Highest Ever in 2019?

Data collection challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic may have pushed income estimates higher.

STORY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

More Young Adults Lived with Their Parents in 2019

Poverty rates of people ages 25 to 34 living with their parents remained stable at 5.3%, lower than the U.S. poverty rate of 10.5%.

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This visualization lets you explore data the Census Bureau provides for some of the most popular topics from the 2019 American Community Survey.

What can you learn about states from the American Community Survey?

View weekly changes in business applications by regions in the United States.

Business Formation Statistics (BFS) Business Applications

View high-propensity business applications and their quarter-to-quarter changes from 2018 Q4 to 2019 Q1.

Business Formation Statistics by State

This interactive map makes hard-to-survey areas easier to identify using American Community Survey (ACS) estimates available in the Planning Database.

Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM)

Explore the popular ACS data wheel, updated with 2018 ACS 1-year estimates for states, congressional districts, and metropolitan statistical areas.

Community Resilience Estimates

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Popular Publications

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.

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019

This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2019 CPS ASEC.

Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019

This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019

This report presents data on SNAP receipt during 2018 at the national and state levels based on the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt for Households: 2018

This brief uses the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2017.

The Wealth of Households: 2017

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