Income & Poverty
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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News
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2021
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.
National Manufacturing Week: September 27-October 1, 2021
The new, weekly Small Business Pulse Survey gauges the pandemic’s impact on manufacturing and other sectors, including information on supply chain disruption.
Survey of Income and Program Participation Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the 2019 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Data
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2021 and earlier CPS ASEC.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020
View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 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
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.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020
This report describes research on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM).
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 2020 CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
Alternative School Lunch Valuation in the CPS ASEC During COVID-19
This paper describes the school lunch value calculations for the 2020 CPS ASEC, given changes to the school lunch program in response to COVID-19.
Imputing 2020 Economic Impact Payments in the 2021 CPS ASEC
Methods for imputing amounts of first- and second-round Economic Impact Payments in the 2021 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Improvements to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure for 2021
This paper summarizes recent improvements to the SPM and compares the 2019 published estimates to estimates incorporating these methodological improvements.
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