Income inequality declined in 2022 for the first time since 2007, due primarily to declines in real median household income at middle and top income brackets, according to the Income in the United States: 2022 report released today. The report shows real…
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Black Individuals Had Record Low Official Poverty Rate in 2022
The official poverty rate of the U.S. Black population reached a historic low of 17.1% in 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. The 2022 poverty rate for the Black population fell to a record low even after…
Median Household Income After Taxes Fell 8.8% in 2022
Real median household income after taxes fell 8.8% to $64,240 from 2021 to 2022 and the poverty rate after taxes as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased 59% to 12.4%. These significant changes in after-tax income and poverty rates of…
September is National Preparedness Month
In the wake of the devastating fires in Maui that left the town of Lahaina burned to the ground and more than 100 people dead, it might interest you to know that September is National Preparedness month. When major disasters…
Quarterly Services Survey Now Provides Seasonally Adjusted Expense Data for 40 Industries, Says Census
The U.S. Census Bureau is now publishing seasonally adjusted expense estimates for 40 industries as part of its Quarterly Services Survey, making it easier to gauge whether expenses and revenues are going up or down in consecutive quarters. It’s a significant…
Large Cities No Longer the Biggest Population Losers says Census Data
Many cities at the core of large U.S. metropolitan areas were no longer among the largest population losers in 2022, reversing a pattern seen during the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Today’s release of Vintage 2022 population…
More Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health Coverage, Census says
Research has shown that uninsured rates are lower for people with more education but an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows that racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage persist even among the more educated. A recent brief that uses data…
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2023
Congress created Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week in 1978, setting aside early May to coincide with two milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) in the United States, and Chinese workers’ role in…
Where in the United States Are the High-Tech Jobs?
Knowing where high-tech industries are located is crucial for many states and communities because businesses in these industries introduce new products and services, create jobs and drive economic growth. And now a new experimental U.S. Census Bureau data product — Business…
How States Poverty Rates Have Changed Over 10 Years
Most states had lower average official poverty rates in 2019-2021 than a decade earlier, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates released in January, during National Poverty in America Awareness Month. A new historical table using the Current Population Survey Annual Social and…