Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics
Annual release of national-level income, poverty and health insurance coverage...of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the...$77,540. The Percentage of people in poverty was updated in 2022 from 11.6% to
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2024/income-poverty-health-insurance.html
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics
Annual release of national-level income, poverty and health insurance coverage...of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2023/income-poverty.html
How Age and Poverty Level Impact Health Insurance Coverage
...2023 but rates varied by age and poverty level, according to data released today...65 and older. The family income-to-poverty ratio provides a measure of a family’s...ratio compares family income to a poverty threshold based on the age and number
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/health-insurance-coverage.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure Below Official Poverty Rate in 32 States
Unlike the official poverty rate, the Supplemental Poverty Measure accounts for...The national official poverty rate (11.1%) was lower than the Supplemental Poverty...Poverty Measure (SPM) (12.9%) in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure-states.html
How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates
...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)....In Poverty in the United States: 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated...of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Notably
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/research-matters/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
National Poverty in America Awareness Month: Measuring Poverty
Census Bureau’s 2020 Supplemental Poverty Measure rate was 2.3 percentage points...points lower than the official poverty rate of 11.4%....The official poverty measure has remained mostly unchanged since the mid-1960s...the two measures. (The history of poverty measures in the United States infographic
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/01/national-poverty-in-america-awareness-month-measuring-poverty.html
Differences Between Available Surveys/Programs for Income & Poverty
...reports income & poverty estimates from several major national household surveys...reports income and poverty estimates from several major national household surveys...process data. The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE) uses data
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/guidance/surveys-programs.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure Research
Supplemental Poverty Measure Research...introduces research on a new measure of poverty to complement the official measure...funding distribution. The supplemental poverty measure, on the other hand, is intended
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb11-tps44.html
How County Poverty Rates Changed From 2013
The poverty rate significantly decreased in more than one-third of U.S. counties...The U.S. national poverty rate declined significantly to 12.5% during the 5-year...recent nonoverlapping 5-year period. Poverty status is determined by comparing
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/12/poverty-rates-by-county.html
Child Supplemental Poverty Measure Below Official Rate in 46 States
Unlike the official poverty measure, the Supplemental Poverty Measure accounts...report, Poverty in the United States: 2023, which found the 2023 national official...official poverty rate of children under 18 was higher than the child Supplemental
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/10/child-supplemental-poverty-measure.html
U.S. Poverty Rate Varies by Age Groups
The poverty rate for the nation’s oldest populations was lower than for the...but increased in 2022 while child poverty decreased....The U.S. official poverty rate as measured by the American Community Survey...2022 the child (people under age 18) poverty rate was 16.3%, 3.7 percentage points
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/12/poverty-rate-varies-by-age-groups.html
Census Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings
Bureau Releases 2011 New Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Findings...report, The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2011, describing research...research on a new supplemental poverty measure. This measure extends information provided
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb12-215.html
Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010
Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010...Community Survey, compares national- and state-level child poverty rates for all children...S. children ages 0 to 17 lived in poverty in 2010. Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/children/cb11-tps47.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure in 2022 Higher Than Pre
The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) that accounts for government assistance...The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which includes government assistance...Bureau data released today. The 2022 poverty rate was also 0.6 percentage points
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Use of ACS Data to Produce SAIPE Model-Based Estimates of Poverty for Counties
...median household income estimates and poverty by age group estimates for U.S. states…...Census Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program has produced...median household income estimates and poverty by age group estimates for U.S. states
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2007/demo/bell-01.html
Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023
...show that despite a decline in child poverty rates in 2023, they remain higher...Poverty rates for both the youngest and oldest populations changed in many states...today. Child poverty rates decreased in eight states and poverty rates for the
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/acs-child-poverty.html
Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates
...is set to release the 2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from...is set to release the 2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from...(no embargo) This release includes: National 2023 income statistics. Annual income
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/schedule-income-poverty-acs.html
About Income Inequality
...in the United States. To examine national trends in income inequality and changes...in our annual report on Income and Poverty in the United States and in tables...across the population. To examine national trends in income inequality and changes...in our annual report on Income and Poverty in the United States and in tables
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income-inequality/about.html
Differences Between Available Surveys/Programs for Income
...reports income & poverty estimates from several major national household surveys...reports income and poverty estimates from several major national household surveys...process data. The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program (SAIPE) uses data
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/surveys-programs.html
Which Data Source to Use for Income & Poverty
Use CPS ASEC for national data. Use ACS for state data. Use SAIPE for substate...accurate national data on income and is the source of official national poverty...hence it is the preferred source for national analysis. Because of its large sample
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/guidance/data-sources.html
Estimation Strategy
Modeling income and poverty to increase precision over surveys alone....goal of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates project is to create single-year...median household income and number in poverty for states, counties, and school districts
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/strategy.html
Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS)
Direct estimates of income and poverty from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement...of timely official national estimates of poverty levels and rates and of widely...calendar year. These questions measure the level of family income and household composition
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/cpsasec.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure Rose in 2023 for Second Consecutive Year
...in 2023, higher than pre-pandemic levels....the official poverty measure and the SPM. The official poverty measure defines...defines poverty by comparing pretax money income to a poverty threshold adjusted
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure.html
Income and Poverty
...estimates on income and poverty to evaluate national economic trends....estimates on income and poverty to evaluate national economic trends and to understand...households, families, and individuals. The poverty thresholds follows the Office of Management
https://www.census.gov/data/academy/resources/one-pagers/income-and-poverty.html
Poverty
...total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size...then they are considered to be in poverty....The Census Bureau provides poverty data from several household surveys and programs...programs. Here you can find poverty estimates, learn about these surveys and
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty.html
About Income & Poverty
Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth. The economic...an individual is below the official poverty threshold, then that family or individual...Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth. The economic...an individual is below the official poverty threshold, then that family or individual
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/about.html
Poverty in America
...better understand rates of poverty in the nation....America — How Census Measures Poverty Poverty in the United States: 2023 Income
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/activities/sociology/poverty-in-america.html
Origins of the Project
...about how the Small Area Income and Poverty (SAIPE) Program was formed....Income and poverty estimates were historically among the most important data...creation of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, the decennial
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/about/origins.html
Denominators for Poverty Rates
...population used as denominators in the poverty rates....of people in poverty in various groups, for many purposes poverty rates are more...estimates of numbers of people in poverty because of the unknown quality of
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/denominators.html
2010 - 2023 Overview of School District Estimates
...programs estimation of school district-level poverty for children ages 5 to 17 in families...children ages 5-17 in families in poverty The number of related school-age children...children in families in poverty in each school district is provided as a component
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/technical-documentation/methodology/school-districts/overview-school-district.html
How Do Policies and Expenses Affect Supplemental Poverty Rates?
...the number and share of people in poverty across several demographic subgroups...which showed that the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased half a percentage...from 2022 to 2023. But how did anti-poverty programs and necessary expenses affect
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/11/supplemental-poverty-measure-visualization.html
2010 - 2023 County-Level Estimation Details
...simple ratio adjustment to the county-level estimates to ensure that they sum to...model-based estimates at the state level to the national level direct estimates derived
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/technical-documentation/methodology/counties-states/county-level.html
Poverty Thresholds
...Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18...In some cases, weighted average poverty thresholds shown in the tables above...vary from those listed in Historical Poverty Table 1 as the tables shown here do
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html
Income & Poverty Data
Bureau releases its main income and poverty report each year in September. Also...Also released is the supplemental poverty measure. Both are based on the Annual...Bureau releases its main income and poverty report each year in September. Also...Also released is the supplemental poverty measure. Both are based on the Annual
https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/data.html
Supplemental Poverty Measure Research
Supplemental Poverty Measure Research...Supplemental Poverty Measure Research Seminar and Release of Supplemental Poverty Measure...Report: The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure:2010 [PDF] Presentation: Slides
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/news_conferences/2011-11-04_spm_webinar.html
Experimental Poverty Measures Public Use Research File and Release of Supplemental Poverty Measure Research
Experimental Poverty Measures Public Use Research File and Release of Supplemental...Supplemental Poverty Measure Research...updating the National Academy of Sciences' experimental poverty estimates. This...are different from the supplemental poverty measure, which is the topic for a
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/poverty/cb11-tps43.html