Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.
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PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 15, 2020
New Earnings and Employment Data for College Graduates
The U.S. Census Bureau updated the Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) statistics with the release of earnings tabulations for four more higher education.
STATS FOR STORIES | OCTOBER 02, 2020
National Manufacturing Day: October 2, 2020
On Sept. 2, the U.S. Census Bureau announced shipments for durable goods in 2020 through July declined 9.4% compared to 2019. All manufacturing was down 8.3%.
STATS FOR STORIES | OCTOBER 2020
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2020
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated that among noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S., 7.9M are employed and 0.9M are unemployed.
Data
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019
View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019.
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Health Insurance in the United States: 2019 - Tables
These tables present data on health insurance coverage in the United States during 2019.
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2020
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2020 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Publications
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
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
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
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.
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
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.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 01, 2020
Capping Nutritional Assistance in the Supplemental Poverty Measure
This paper develops a methodology and investigates the potential impact of capping nutritional assistance benefits in the estimation of the SPM.
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 01, 2020
Impact of Using State Average WIC Values in the SPM
Using data from the 2018 CPS ASEC, this paper analyzes the impact of using state-varying WIC values instead of national WIC values to estimate SPM rates.
WORKING PAPER | SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Student Debt Discourages Young Workers from Becoming Self-Employed
This paper examines the relationship between student debt and self-employment for young adults using the SIPP and Administrative Records.