U.S. Census Bureau economists and social scientists are set to present their research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA.

This blog discusses elements that may contribute to differences observed in some 2024 ACS 1-year estimates compared to prior years.

In the latest annual income report, the Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected as part of the 2025 CPS ASEC.

The U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

To account for changes in the cost of living, the Census Bureau adjusts all prior year income and earnings estimates for inflation.

There has been continued debate about the best way to measure poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published.

U.S. Census Bureau economists and social scientists are set to present their research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA.

The HPS is a program developed by the Census Bureau to meet data needs for informing emerging policy questions in an exceptionally timely way.

In the latest annual income report, the Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected as part of the 2024 CPS ASEC.

The U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).

On Sept. 10, 2024, a new report will be released comparing estimates of median income and earnings between 2022 and 2023 and historical income and earnings.

This blog provides an overview of key similarities and differences between CPS ASEC and ACS health insurance coverage measures.

This blog discusses the development of the SPM and differences between the two measures.

Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 (74-95 miles per hour) hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida at 7 a.m. EDT Monday, August 5.

U.S. Census Bureau economists and social scientists are set to present their research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA-ASSA on January 5-7, 2024.

As my second year as director of the U.S. Census Bureau draws to a close, I have been reflecting on all that we’ve accomplished in 2023 – and it’s a lot.

In a world driven by data, accurate population counts form the foundation for informed decision-making.

In the annual income report, Income in the United States: 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses.

There has been continued debate about the best way to measure poverty in the U.S. since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published.

On Sept. 12, 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report comparing estimates of median income and earnings between 2021 and 2022.

Good data – comprehensive, timely and accurate – are an essential part of the world we live in.

We live in a global society. It’s been that way for a while, even as we continue to see ourselves and our lives through the geographic parochial lens of our choosing.

We often describe how the data can benefit people when we encourage them to respond to the census or to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.

U.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA January 6–8.

The U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected during February through April 2022.

In the report, Income in the United States: 2021, the Census Bureau will compare estimates of median income and earnings between 2020 and 2021 and present historical income and earnings estimates dating back to 1967.

There has been continued debate about the best way to measure income and poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published in the mid-1960s.

This blog summarizes and discusses findings on how earnings nonresponse compared across groups.

We revised our estimation methodology to improve the 2020 portion of the 2016-2020 ACS 5-year data.

U.S. Census Bureau economists are set to present at the annual meeting of the AEA and ASSA scheduled to be held virtually Jan. 7–9.

In this blog we will discuss an important modification to the American Community Survey (ACS)’s weighting procedures for the 2020 experimental data.

Analytical report detailing the decision to not release the standard 2020 1-year ACS data products.

There has been continued debate about the best way to measure income and poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published in the mid-1960s.

We adapted the American Community Survey amid the pandemic to keep both the nation informed, and our staff and the people who respond safe.

U.S. Census Bureau economists will present the results from their research at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association and the Allied Social Science Associations.

The concept of poverty is often interpreted as a state of being “poor” or “not poor.”