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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Now Available
The poverty rate for school-age children had no statistical change in 2,199 counties between 2007 and 2013 while 928 counties experienced an increase.


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Annual Income and Earnings Inequality Metrics: 2009-2012
This table package presents inequality metrics for annual estimates of personal, family and household income and earnings.


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Nearly 6 Out of 10 Children Participate in Extracurricular Activities
Fifty-seven percent of children between 6 and 17 years old participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity.


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Dynamics of Economic Well-Being 2009-2012
Survey of Income and Program Participation detailed table package traces a sample of U.S. residences and examines poverty status during a four-year period.


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"Poverty Rate Declines, Based on Supplemental Measure of Poverty"
The nation’s poverty rate declined from 16.0 percent in 2012 to 15.5 percent in 2013, according to the supplemental poverty measure released today.


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Supplemental Poverty Measures
Poverty Rate Declines, Number of Poor Unchanged, Based on Supplemental Measure of Poverty


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"Your Household Finances and Health Insurance, Live on C-SPAN"
The nation’s official poverty rate in 2013 was 14.5 percent, down from 15.0 percent in 2012.


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"ACS New State & Local Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Statistics"
Income levels and poverty rates were not statistically different for most states from 2012 to 2013.


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"Nuevas estad�sticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguros de salud "
De las áreas metropolitanas, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, tuvo uno de los menores porcentajes de personas sin seguro con el 2.1 por ciento.


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Atlanta Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Atlanta are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Baltimore Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Baltimore are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Boston Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Boston are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Charlotte Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Charlotte are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Chicago Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Chicago are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Dallas Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Dallas are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Denver Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Denver are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Detroit Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Detroit are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Houston Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Houston are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Los Angeles Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Los Angeles are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Miami Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Miami are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Minneapolis Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Minneapolis are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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New York Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for New York are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Philadelphia Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Philadelphia are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Phoenix Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Phoenix are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Pittsburgh Metro Area Income Up from End of Recession
Statistics for Pittsburgh are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Portland Metro Area Income Up from End of Recession
Statistics for Portland are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Riverside Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for Riverside are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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San Antonio Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for San Antonio are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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San Diego Metro Area Income Down from End of Recession
Statistics for San Diego are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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San Francisco Metro Area Income Up from End of Recession
Statistics for San Francisco are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry & more.


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Seattle Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Seattle are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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St. Louis Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for St. Louis are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Tampa Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different from 2010
Statistics for Tampa are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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Washington Metro Area Income Not Statistically Different 2010
Statistics for Washington are available for more than 40 topics including income, marital status, educational attainment, language spoken, ancestry and more.


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"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2013"
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2013, the poverty rate declined from the previous year for the first time since 2006.


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"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage: 2013"
This is the annual release of national-level income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey.

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