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Research Matters Blog

How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates

September 09, 2025

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

September 02, 2025

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.
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Census Bureau Releases Updated Estimates from NEWS Project

January 29, 2025

Today the U.S. Census Bureau released new findings from its National Experimental Well-Being Statistics (NEWS) project.
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National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025

January 2025

The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically different from 2022.