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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics Press Kit

September 09, 2025

Online News Conference

Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. EDT

The U.S. Census Bureau held an online news conference to announce the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States.

Presentation [3.7 MB]

*Please note - slides 30 and 32 from this deck were updated at 12:40 p.m. EDT on 9/9/25.
Transcript [<1.0 MB]

News Release

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2024
Ingresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en Estados Unidos: 2024

Speaker Bios

David Waddington

Division Chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Liana Fox

Assistant Division Chief, Economic Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Sharon Stern

Assistant Division Chief, Employment Characteristics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Julie Iriondo

Chief, Media Relations Branch, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau (moderator)

Subject Matter Expert Bios

Christina Bijou

Survey Statistician, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Lisa Bunch

Survey Statistician, Health and Disability Statistics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
John Creamer

Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) Team Lead, Economic Characteristics Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Brian Glassman

Poverty Statistics Branch Chief, Economic Characteristics Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Mike King

Income Statistics Branch Chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Halelujha Ketema

Survey Statistician, Health and Disability Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Melissa Kollar

Melissa Kollar, Survey Statistician, Income Statistics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Zach Scherer

Survey Statistician, Income Statistics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Katie Shantz

Survey Statistician, Income Statistics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Em Shrider

Survey Statistician, Poverty Statistics Branch, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau

Reports

Income in the United States: 2024
Poverty in the United States: 2024
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024

Tables

Income & Poverty Data Tables
Supplemental Poverty Measure Data Tables
Health Insurance Data Tables

America Counts

No Significant Change in Estimated U.S. Median Household Income
U.S. Tax System Reduces Income Inequality But Gaps Remain
How Education Impacted Income and Earnings From 2004 to 2024
Supplemental Poverty Rate Below Official Rate in Only 10 States
Health Insurance Coverage Varied Significantly by Occupation

Graphics

Measuring the Nation's Social and Economic Well-Being
Median Household Income
Official Poverty Measure
Health Insurance Coverage
Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)

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Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse Bias
Research Matters: How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates
Random Samplings: Comparing Poverty Measures: Development of the SPM sand Differences with the Official Poverty Measure
Research Matters: How Inflation Affects the Census Bureau's Income and Earnings Estimates

Fact Sheet

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage

Working Papers

Health Inclusive Poverty Measure in the United States: 2024
Effect of Vintage 2024 Population Controls on 2023 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States Estimates

News

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2024
Ingresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en Estados Unidos: 2024
The Latest Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Findings for the U.S.
La Oficina del Censo publicará las estadísticas nacionales del 2024
Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics
El Censo publicará estadísticas de ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico

Background

Income
Poverty
Health Insurance
Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates 
2024 Press kit: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
News release: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024
2023 Press kit: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance
News release: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2023