Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone
New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.
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Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families
Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)
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Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021
The 2021 U.S. official poverty rate of 11.6% was not statistically different from 2020 but the Supplemental Poverty Measure at 7.8% was lowest on record.
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National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January 2025
The 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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Income and 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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Income Inequality
Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.
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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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Poverty in the United States: 2024
This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
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Varying Degrees of Poverty, Thinking Beyond ''Poor'' and ''Not Poor''
The concept of poverty is often interpreted as a state of being “poor” or “not poor.” However, identifying one population as “poor” and everyone else as “not poor” oversimplifies the
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