
Poverty in the United States: 2024 - Census.gov
Sep 9, 2025 · This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Income Inequality - Census.gov
Jun 13, 2025 · Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.
Historical Poverty Tables: People and Families - 1959 to 2024
Aug 15, 2025 · Detailed annual tables on poverty across a number of individual and family characteristics. Source: Current Population Survey (CPS)
Poverty Rates by Survey - Census.gov
Nov 15, 2024 · Poverty rates across surveys differ in a number of ways, such as in the length and detail of questionnaires, the number of households included (sample size), reference periods, and the …
Poverty - Census.gov
Sep 11, 2025 · If a family's total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and composition, then they are considered to be in poverty.
Income & Poverty Data Tables - Census.gov
May 1, 2025 · The tables below provide income and poverty statistics displayed in tables with columns and rows. Many tables are in downloadable in XLS, CVS and PDF file formats. If you are using a …
Background: Basis For Study Nearly three-quarters of persistently poor census tracts were not in persistently poor counties. Large clusters of tracts were in urban areas. This was different from the …
Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone
Jun 25, 2024 · New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.
Persistent Poverty in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island Areas
Aug 7, 2024 · This brief uses data from the past 30 years to determine counties (and county equivalents) in persistent poverty.
Varying Degrees of Poverty, Thinking Beyond 'Poor' and 'Not Poor'
Sep 6, 2018 · 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 …