Income, Poverty and Health Insurance and Supplemental Poverty Measure
Annual release of national-level income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics. The reports will include statistics for calendar year 2020 and compare trends with previous years.
Online News Conference
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
10 a.m. EDT
Archived News Conference
Presentations
News
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Press ReleaseIncome, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2020Median household income in 2020 decreased 2.9% between 2019 and 2020, and the official poverty rate increased 1.0 percentage point.
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Press ReleaseIngresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en EE. UU. en el 2020La mediana de ingresos de hogares en el 2020 disminuyó un 2.9% entre el 2019 y el 2020, y la tasa oficial de pobreza aumentó un punto porcentual.
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Reports
America Counts
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America Counts StoryPandemic Earnings Decline but Increase for Full-Time, Yearly WorkersHow could earnings for full-time, year-round workers go up while earnings fell for all workers? There were fewer low-wage full-time, year-round workers.
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America Counts StoryWho Was Lifted Out of Poverty by Stimulus Payments?Supplemental Poverty Measure shows that the first two rounds of stimulus payments during the pandemic helped pull 11.7 million people out of poverty in 2020.
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America Counts StoryDid Unemployment Insurance Lower Official Poverty Rates in 2020?Expanded unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility during the pandemic lowered the overall poverty rate by 1.4 percentage points to 11.4% in 2020.
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America Counts StoryPrivate Health Coverage of Adults Drops From Early 2019 to Early 2021In early 2020, a decline in the number of working-age adults with private health insurance was offset by an increase in public health insurance programs.
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America Counts StoryUninsured Rates for Children in Poverty Increased 2018–2020Changes in children’s health coverage varied by poverty status from 2018 to 2020.
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America Counts StoryUnderstanding Equity Through Census Bureau DataU.S. Census Bureau surveys and programs provide insight into social, economic and housing equity gaps in the United States.
Explainers
Blogs
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Research Matters BlogTransitions in Health Insurance Coverage: A Look Inside Annual Health Coverage StatisticsAs a result of a redesign in 2014, the CPS ASEC questionnaire includes questions that probe whether respondents had continuous coverage.
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Research Matters BlogHow Did the Pandemic Affect Survey ResponseThis blog discusses whether response rates have rebounded to prepandemic levels and the extent of nonresponse bias in 2021.
Speaker Bios
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BiographyDavid WaddingtonDivision Chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
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BiographyMichael C. Cook, Sr.Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Director, U.S. Census Bureau
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BiographySharon SternAssistant Division Chief, Employment Characteristics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
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BiographyLiana FoxAssistant Division Chief, Economic Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Subject Matter Expert Bios
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