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On Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. EDT, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States at an online news conference.
The reports – Income in the United States: 2024, Poverty in the United States: 2024, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 – provide national statistics from the Census Bureau’s
Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) :
census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/cpsasec.html
•National 2024 income statistics. Annual income, earnings and inequality estimates that can be used to evaluate national economic trends and their effect on the well-being of households, families and individuals. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html
•National 2024 poverty statistics. Annual official poverty and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) estimates to help gauge the economic well-being of households, families and individuals based on official poverty and SPM rates. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html
•National 2024 health insurance coverage statistics. Annual national-level health insurance coverage estimates that show coverage trends and examine health insurance status by select characteristics to better understand the well-being of individuals. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-288.html
A question-and-answer session immediately followed the presentation.
Who:
• David Waddington, chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Sharon Stern, assistant division chief, Employment Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Liana Fox, assistant division chief, Economic Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Julie Iriondo, chief, Media Relations Branch, Public Information Office, Census Bureau, moderator.
Note: @12:24 slide updated
Note: @13:17 slide updated
On Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. EDT, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States at an online news conference.
The reports – Income in the United States: 2024, Poverty in the United States: 2024, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 – provide national statistics from the Census Bureau’s
Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) :
census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/guidance/model-input-data/cpsasec.html
•National 2024 income statistics. Annual income, earnings and inequality estimates that can be used to evaluate national economic trends and their effect on the well-being of households, families and individuals. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-286.html
•National 2024 poverty statistics. Annual official poverty and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) estimates to help gauge the economic well-being of households, families and individuals based on official poverty and SPM rates. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html
•National 2024 health insurance coverage statistics. Annual national-level health insurance coverage estimates that show coverage trends and examine health insurance status by select characteristics to better understand the well-being of individuals. census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-288.html
A question-and-answer session immediately followed the presentation.
Who:
• David Waddington, chief, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Sharon Stern, assistant division chief, Employment Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Liana Fox, assistant division chief, Economic Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division, Census Bureau.
• Julie Iriondo, chief, Media Relations Branch, Public Information Office, Census Bureau, moderator.
Note: @12:24 slide updated
Note: @13:17 slide updated
