Census Bureau to Release National 2024 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Statistics

Press Release Number: CB25-127

AUGUST 26, 2025 — The U.S. Census Bureau will announce the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States at an online news conference next month.

The reports – Income in the United States: 2024, Poverty in the United States: 2024, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 – provide national statistics from the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).

  • National 2024 income statistics. Annual income, earnings and inequality estimates that can be used to evaluate national economic trends and their effect on the well-being of households, families and individuals.
  • National 2024 poverty statistics. Annual official poverty and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) estimates to help gauge the economic well-being of households, families and individuals based on official poverty and SPM rates.
  • National 2024 health insurance coverage statistics. Annual national-level health insurance coverage estimates that show coverage trends and examine health insurance status by select characteristics to better understand the well-being of individuals.

A question-and-answer session will immediately follow the presentation.

When:

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

Who:

  • David Waddington, chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
  • Sharon Stern, assistant division chief, Employment Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
  • Liana Fox, assistant division chief, Economic Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
  • Julie Iriondo, chief, Media Relations Branch, Public Information Office, Communications Directorate, Census Bureau, moderator.

News conference page:

The Census Bureau plans to post the reports, data tables and news release to the Income, Poverty and Health Insurance press kit online shortly after the news conference begins.

Access:

The news conference will be held online on the Webex by Cisco platform. Individuals representing media outlets will be able to ask questions by phone (the audio access phone number is provided in the next section).

WebEx access:

https://uscensusevents.webex.com/uscensusevents/j.php?MTID=m7e0f0fe492f905f5dbb5b500a6a5fcf7

Webinar number (if requested):

2831 847 5138

Webinar password (if requested): Census#1

Audio access: 888-566-5791
Passcode: 1732236

Interviews:

Contact the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office at pio@census.gov or 301-763-3030 to request an interview with a subject-matter expert.

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Contact


Mitchell A. Friedmann
Public Information Office
301-763-3030 or
877-861-2010 (U.S. and Canada only)
pio@census.gov

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