All America Counts Stories

Poverty Rate for People in Female-Householder Families Lowest on Record

The U.S. poverty rate dropped from 12.3% in 2017 to 11.8% in 2018. The decrease in poverty for women-led families comprised much of this decline.

Poverty Rate Drops in 20 States and the District of Columbia

The 2017 1-year American Community Survey out today shows some states had the fourth straight year of decline while other had rates of 18 percent or more.

Poverty Rate Drops for Third Consecutive Year in 2017

The three-year run of declines in poverty is the longest stretch of annual declines since 1997-2000, but the struggle to sustain low rates continues.

Coming This Week: Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Numbers

U.S. Census Bureau experts give you a video overview of new data that will be released Wednesday and Thursday.

A Better Way to Measure Poverty

The Census Bureau is using administrative records to make sure people who receive poverty assistance are counted.