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Income & Poverty Publications
Official publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau have a report number and often list the lead author(s).
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Household Income in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2022
This report presents data on median household income and the Gini index of income inequality based on the 2021 and 2022 American Community Surveys (ACS).
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Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2022
This brief uses the 2021 and 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and metropolitan areas.
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Income in the United States: 2022
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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Poverty in the United States: 2022
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2023 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Aging Veterans: America's Veterans in Later Life
Older veterans are less likely to be living in poverty and less likely to socially isolated than other older adults who never served in the armed forces.
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The Wealth of Households: 2021
This brief describes characteristics of household wealth using the 2022 Survey of Income and Program Participation.
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Persistent Poverty in Counties and Census Tracts
This brief uses data from the past 30 years to determine both counties and census tracts in persistent poverty.
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Household Income: 2021
This brief uses the 2019 and 2021 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to report changes in median household income and the Gini index.
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Poverty: 2019 and 2021
This brief uses the 2019 and 2021 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and largest metro areas.
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Poverty Dynamics: 2017–2019
Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation from 2017 to 2019, we examine poverty dynamics over the period.
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Income in the United States: 2021
This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Poverty in the United States: 2021
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2022 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Wealth of Households: 2020
This brief uses the 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2020.
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The Wealth of Households: 2019
This brief uses the 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2019.
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Income Sources of Older Households: 2017
This report examines older households’ sources of income, the amounts of this income, and how much each source of income contributes to total income.
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An Analysis of the 2018 Congressional Election
This report summarizes the characteristics of those who voted and registered in the November 2018 election and in congressional elections since 1978.
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Benefits Received by Veterans and Their Survivors: 2017
In 2017, almost one-half of veterans (46.7 percent) received at least one cash or noncash benefit from the VA or the military.
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 CPS ASEC.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 2013–2016
Covering 01/2013-12/2016, this report describes poverty with different time horizons, the duration of poverty spells and the frequency into and out of poverty.
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A Profile of Supplemental Security Income Recipients: 2017
This brief examines SSI receipt in 2017. It includes demographics for three age groups and benefit receipt from complementary programs among adult recipients.
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Changes in Poverty Rates and Poverty Areas Over Time: 2005 to 2019
This brief uses the first instance of three non-overlapping ACS 5-year estimates to analyze poverty rates and poverty areas for the nation, states and counties.
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Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2005–2009 and 2015–2019
This brief uses the 2005-2009 and 2015-2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 5-year estimates to report changes in median household income by race and Hispanic
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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2019
This document presents highlights of the 2019 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program of the U.S. Census Bureau in December 2020.
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Household Income: 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to report changes in median household income and the Gini index.
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Poverty: 2018 and 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and the largest metro areas
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2020 CPS ASEC.
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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The Wealth of Households: 2017
This brief uses the 2018 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine household wealth in 2017.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt for Households: 2018
This report presents data on SNAP receipt during 2018 at the national and state levels based on the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
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Family Participation Rates in Nutrition Assistance Programs: 2015
Reports family and individual participation in nutrition assistance programs in calendar year 2015, as reported in Wave 3 of the 2014 SIPP panel.
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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2018
This document presents highlights of the 2018 data released by the Small area Income and Poverty Estimates program of the U.S. Census Bureau in December 2019.
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Poverty: 2017 and 2018
This brief uses the 2017 and 2018 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2018.
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Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2018
This report presents data on health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2019 CPS ASEC.
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