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Browse press releases related to the Current Population Survey.
Additional news releases can be found at the BLS website (//www.bls.gov/cps/)
2025
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Press ReleaseFewer Than Half of U.S. Households Are Married-Couple HouseholdsNewly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that fewer than half of U.S. households in 2025 were married couples.
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Press ReleaseWomen’s Living Arrangements at First BirthA larger share of women had their first child while living with an unmarried partner in the early 2020s than in the early 1990s, according to a new report.
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Press ReleaseNew Foreign-Born Data Tables Now AvailableThe U.S. Census Bureau released new data tables on the foreign-born population by generation from the 2024 CPS ASEC.
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Research Matters BlogHow Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty RatesThe U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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Press ReleaseIncome, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2024The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024.
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Press ReleaseIngresos, pobreza y cobertura de seguro médico en Estados Unidos: 2024La Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. anunció hoy que la mediana real de ingresos de los hogares fue $83,730 en el 2024.
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Research Matters BlogUsing Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse BiasIn the latest annual income report, the Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected as part of the 2025 CPS ASEC.
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Press ReleaseCensus Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment DataEducational attainment data highlights include type of degree by occupation and industry.
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Random Samplings BlogComparing Poverty MeasuresThere 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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Research Matters BlogHow Inflation Affects Income and Earnings EstimateTo account for changes in the cost of living, the Census Bureau adjusts all prior year income and earnings estimates for inflation.
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Stats for StoriesBack to School: August 2025It’s back-to-school season and an estimated 54.1 million K-12 students and 5.7 million teachers are set to return to the classroom this fall.
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Press ReleaseEl Censo publica estadísticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médicoLa Oficina del Censo publica el cronograma de estadísticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico, y las estimaciones de la ACS.
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Press ReleaseSchedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance StatisticsThe U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2024 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC and the ACS in September.
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Press Release2024 Presidential Election Voting and Registration Tables Now AvailableIn the 2024 presidential election, 73.6% of the voting-age population was registered to vote and 65.3% voted according to new voting and registration tables.
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Stats for StoriesNational Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, not statistically different from 2022.
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