This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
While the official poverty measure is based on the concept of money income, which is pretax and does not include tax credits, the SPM is a post-tax and transfer poverty measure. The SPM provides an alternative way of measuring poverty in the United States and serves as an additional indicator of economic well-being.
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.
New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...
Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly ...
Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. States in the South and West have the highest rates of child poverty, according to a U.S. Census, after the overall U.S.