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Browse Current Population publications and working papers, and infographics.
2025
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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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America Counts StoryChildlessness on the Rise — Except for Women Ages 45 to 50From 2014 to 2024, the share of older mothers rose as fewer teens and women in their 20s and 30s had children.
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VisualizationIncome 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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VisualizationPoverty in the United States: 2024This 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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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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PublicationHealth Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2024 based on information collected in the 2025 CPS ASEC.
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InfographicSupplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)The 2024 poverty rate was 10.6%, a decrease from the 2023 estimate.
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InfographicMedian Household IncomeIncome not statistically different from 2023 estimate.
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InfographicOfficial Poverty MeasurePoverty rate decreased from 2023 estimate.
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InfographicHealth Insurance CoverageThe 2024 uninsured rate was 8.0%, not statistically different from 2023 estimate.
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InfographicMeasuring the Nation's Social and Economic Well-BeingView a snapshot of the difference in the nation's social and economic well-being from 2023 to 2024.
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America Counts StoryHealth Insurance Coverage Varied Significantly by OccupationIn 2024, farming, fishing and forestry occupations had among the highest uninsured rates among workers ages 19 to 64.
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America Counts StorySupplemental Poverty Rate Below Official Rate in Only 10 StatesAnnual national SPM rates ranged from 12.4% to 12.9% and official poverty rates ranged from 10.6% to 11.5% between 2022 and 2024.
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America Counts StoryHow Education Impacted Income and Earnings From 2004 to 2024U.S. median inflation-adjusted income for householders age 25 and over rose 18% from 2004 to 2024 but income gains varied widely by education levels.
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America Counts StoryU.S. Tax System Reduces Income Inequality But Gaps RemainHousehold incomes were more equal after accounting for taxes and credits but both pretax and post-tax income inequality rose between 2009 and 2024.
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America Counts StoryNo Significant Change in Estimated U.S. Median Household IncomeCompared to pre-pandemic estimates from 2019, only Hispanic households experienced a significant increase in median household income in 2024.
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Fact SheetIncome, Poverty and Health Insurance CoverageExplore the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) income, poverty, and health insurance coverage data.
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PublicationCustodial Parents and Their Child Support: 2022This report provides an overview of the social and economic characteristics of custodial parents and their children.
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America Counts StoryMost Young Adults Had Not Reached Key Milestones of Adulthood in 2024Less than 25% of 25- to 34-year-olds lived outside their parental home, worked, were married and had kids in 2024, down from almost half in 1975.
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VideoDATA GEM: Using SAIPE Data for Grant ApplicationsLearn how to access up-to-date poverty and income statistics for states, counties, and school districts.
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Working PaperA Question Template for Non-Methodologists when RedesigningThis paper describes a question template used for a large redesign to capture goals in cognitive testing.
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Working PaperEnhancing Web Survey Data Quality While Minimizing BurdenThis experiment tested three approaches for reporting discrete values for mortgage, rent, utilities, and the down payment for home purchases.
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Working PaperCognitive Testing for an Internet Self-Response Mode of the CPS
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Working PaperTesting a Series of Categorical Earned Income Questions
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Working PaperRe-Evaluating Medicaid Reporting in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement: Evidence from Linked Enrollment RecordsThis paper examines record linkage between the 2017 CPS ASEC and Medicaid enrollment records.
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Working PaperDo Shortcut Checkboxes Help or Hurt in Web Surveys?Tested respondents’ receptivity to a checkbox that indicated an “all year” response to a question asking how many paychecks were received during the year.
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VisualizationHigh School Attainment Among Younger Black PopulationEducational attainment by age for the black alone and total populations in 2022 (in percent).
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