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  1. 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.

  2. Income Inequality - Census.gov

    Jun 13, 2025 · Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed unevenly among a population.

  3. 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)

  4. How the Census Bureau Measures Poverty

    Apr 9, 2025 · Learn how poverty thresholds are assigned and what sources of income are used to determine poverty status.

  5. 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.

  6. Income Data Tables - Census.gov

    Jun 23, 2025 · Explore comprehensive income data tables with downloadable formats, including stats, notes, and sources from Census.gov.

  7. Poverty Data Tables - Census.gov

    Nov 6, 2024 · The tables below provide 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 …

  8. Who Is Receiving Social Safety Net Benefits? - Census.gov

    May 24, 2022 · A new data tool allows users to explore thousands of social safety statistics 2013-2019 and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of recipients.

  9. Income and Poverty - Census.gov

    Jun 13, 2025 · 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.

  10. Payday, Poverty, and Women - Census.gov

    Sep 10, 2019 · Between 2017 and 2018, women working full-time, year-round experienced a significant gain in median earnings but more women than men live in poverty.