America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022

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Report Number: P20-587

Introduction

This report provides a demographic profile of the households and living arrangements of Americans. A secondary goal of this report is to examine changes in the economic well-being of American families before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. By using data from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement, this report paints a portrait of family and household characteristics across types of living arrangements, and how family structures have shifted over time.

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