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Guidance on When to Use Each Survey

When should you use income and poverty estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS)? When should you use ones from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) instead?  See:  Income and Poverty Estimates: Guidance on When to Use Each Survey.

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.pdf Income in the United States: 2022 [2.9 MB]
video Income, Poverty and Health Insurance News Conference
pdf Full Presentation: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance: 2022 [3.5 MB]
pdf Remarks: News Conference: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S., 2022 [<1.0 MB]

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America Counts Story
2022 Income Inequality Decreased for First Time Since 2007
September 12, 2023
U.S. Census Bureau income data released today show declines in real income at the middle and top of the income distribution from 2021 to 2022.
America Counts Story
Median Household Income After Taxes Fell 8.8% in 2022
September 12, 2023
The expiration of expansions to federal programs during COVID-19 resulted in lower post-tax household income and higher poverty rates.

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Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse Bias - CPS ASEC
September 12, 2023
In the annual income report, Income in the United States: 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses.

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Income in the United States: 2022
September 12, 2023
This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC.

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What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?
March 17, 2022
This visualization lets you explore data the U.S. Census Bureau provides on popular topics from the 2016-2020 ACS 5-year estimates.

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Annual Social and Economic Supplements
Provides data concerning families, household composition, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, income sources, poverty, geographic mobility.
CPS ASEC Redesign and Processing Changes
April 17, 2019
This page shares information regarding changes to the CPS ASEC survey design and processing and highlights the implications of these improvements.
CPS ASEC Redesign & Processing Changes: Income & Poverty

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.pdf Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage [<1.0 MB]
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