Federal Reserve: Evaluating the Success of President Johnson’s War on Poverty
Revisiting the Historical Record Using a Full-Income Poverty Measure Read the full report here. Abstract: We evaluate progress in President’s Johnson’s War on Poverty. We do so relative to the scientifically arbitrary but policy relevant 20 percent baseline poverty rate he established for 1963. No existing poverty measure fully captures poverty reductions based on the…
Census Bureau: American Community Survey Provides New State and Local Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics
The U.S. Census Bureau today released its most detailed look at America’s people, places and economy. New state and local statistics on income, poverty and health insurance are available in briefs, detailed tables, data profiles and more. The American Community Survey (ACS) also produces statistics for more than 40 other topics. “Each completed survey is important because it…
Census Bureau: New ACS Data on Median Household Income, Poverty Rates and Computer & Internet Use
American Community Survey Releases New Data for All Communities Nationwide Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates, which features more than 40 social, economic, housing and demographic topics, including homeownership rates and costs, health insurance, and educational attainment. The ACS five-year data release produces statistics…
Census Bureau: New Interactive Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility
The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with Raj Chetty and Nathan Hendren from Harvard University and John Friedman from Brown University, released new research and a mapping interface that looks at children’s outcomes in adulthood. The Opportunity Atlas estimates children’s earnings distributions, incarceration rates, and other outcomes in adulthood by parental income, race and gender…
Census Bureau: New American Community Survey Statistics for States and Local Areas
Statistics for More Than 40 Demographic and Economic Topics Provide Detailed Profiles of Communities Nationwide The U.S. Census Bureau today released its most detailed look at America’s people, places and economy with new statistics on income, poverty, health insurance and more than 40 other topics from the American Community Survey (ACS). Many large metropolitan areas…
Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the U.S. 2017
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points. At the same time, the number of people without health insurance coverage and the uninsured rate were not statistically different from 2016. Median household income in the…
Census Bureau: Findings for 2017 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Online News Conference on September 12th
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2017, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017. The income and poverty report provides national-level statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social…
Census Bureau: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for Counties
In 2016, the median household income for all counties ranged between $22,045 and $134,609, with a median county-level value of $47,589, according to the new Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Between 2007 (the year before the most recent recession) and 2016, 70 counties had a statistically…
Census Bureau: Upcoming Online News Conference to Announce Report Findings on Poverty, Income and Health Insurance
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2016, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016. The income and poverty report provides national-level statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social…
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