Current Population Survey (CPS)
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Press ReleaseFewer Than Half of U.S. Households Are Married-Couple HouseholdsNewly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that fewer than half of U.S. households in 2025 were married couples.
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Press ReleaseWomen’s Living Arrangements at First BirthA larger share of women had their first child while living with an unmarried partner in the early 2020s than in the early 1990s, according to a new report.
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Press ReleaseNew Foreign-Born Data Tables Now AvailableThe U.S. Census Bureau released new data tables on the foreign-born population by generation from the 2024 CPS ASEC.
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TableCurrent Population Survey Detailed Tables for PovertyThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Health Insurance CoverageThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Personal IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Family IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Household IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
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PublicationWomen’s Living Arrangements at First Birth From 1990 to 2024This research brief describes women’s living arrangements at first birth from 1990 to 2024 and shows differences by women’s education, race, and ethnicity.
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PublicationPoverty in the United States: 2024This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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PublicationIncome in the United States: 2024This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Working PaperEvaluating the New Mortgage Questions in the CPS's 2010 ASECTo evaluate the quality of new 2010 ASEC mortgage questions, this paper compares similar data collected in ACS and AHS by a number of selected characteristics.
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Working PaperTime to Complete a Decomposed vs. a Condensed Survey QuestionComparison of the timing to complete a condensed versus a decomposed survey question.
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Working PaperPrivacy and Survey Response: Evidence from Broadband InternetWe provide new evidence on privacy and confidentiality concerns as a possible cause for declining response rates.
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Income and PovertyIncome in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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PovertyPoverty in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2024 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Supplemental Poverty MeasureSupplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)September 09, 2025The 2024 poverty rate was 10.6%, a decrease from the 2023 estimate.
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IncomeMedian Household IncomeSeptember 09, 2025Income not statistically different from 2023 estimate.
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