Poverty - Research and data from Pew Research Center
Nov 14, 2025 · Key facts about Asian Americans living in poverty Burmese (19%) and Hmong Americans (17%) were among the Asian origin groups with the highest poverty rates in 2022.
7 Key Trends in Poverty in the United States
Nov 25, 2025 · The report reveals important variations in poverty over time and across demographics while also providing insight on the causes and effects of poverty for the nation, …
Poverty in the US 2024: What the New Census Report Reveals – …
Sep 23, 2025 · The recently released Poverty in the United States 2024 report from the United States Census Bureau reported that 10.6 percent of the population, or 35.9 million people, fell …
Poverty and Inequality - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Sep 5, 2025 · We analyze economic developments affecting low- and moderate-income people, including trends in poverty and income inequality. In addition, we analyze the extent to which …
Data on Poverty in the United States - Center for American Progress
Below, users can explore data on poverty and more than a dozen other topics that measure the health of the economy, as well as identify potential solutions to the problems these data reveal.
Poverty - Economic Policy Institute
Sep 11, 2025 · Pandemic safety net programs kept millions out of poverty in 2021, new Census data show September 13, 2022 By Asha Banerjee and Ben Zipperer Blog
Poverty - Urban Institute
Jul 18, 2023 · Throughout our history, Urban has studied and measured the aspects, extent, and distribution of poverty in the US. Today, Urban researchers are also examining additional …
Post-pandemic poverty is rising in America’s suburbs
Oct 11, 2023 · According to the latest ACS data, nearly 41 million people in the United States lived below the poverty line in 2022. That is nearly 1.5 million more people than in 2019, …
Income, Wealth & Poverty - Pew Research Center
Mar 19, 2025 · 26% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990. On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 …
Inequality and Poverty - Economic Policy Institute
Dec 1, 2025 · As the United States recovers from the Great Recession, EPI’s research in this area examines the increasing levels of economic inequality in connection with decreasing levels of …
By the Numbers: State-by-State Data, Fact Sheets, and Resources
Jun 27, 2025 · In every state, economic and health security programs play an important role in supporting residents with low and moderate incomes and in reducing poverty. Browse and …
Amid Our “Land of Abundance,” Why Is There So Much Poverty?
May 10, 2023 · As of January 2023, nearly 38 million people in the United States were living in poverty, more than 10 percent of the population. Surveys show more than half of US adults …
Poverty in California - Public Policy Institute of California
California’s poverty rate rose from 15.2% in 2022 to 16.9% in 2023, according to the California Poverty Measure (CPM), a research effort by PPIC and the Stanford Center on Poverty and …
Poverty in the United States: Explore the Data
Use U.S. Census Bureau poverty data to explore more than a dozen topics that measure the health of the economy at the state and congressional district levels.
How many are in need in the US? The poverty rate is the tip of the ...
Jun 20, 2024 · How many families struggle to meet daily needs? It is common for popular media to report on the official poverty rate—the fraction of households whose resources fall below the …
Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity | KFF State Health Facts
This is the official measurement of poverty used by the Federal Government, and the measure used for most poverty-based data presented on State Health Facts.
Poverty during the pandemic and the role of government transfers
Feb 13, 2025 · To assess changes in economic wellbeing during the pandemic, we consider two different poverty measures: one based on income and one based on consumption.
2023 Census Poverty Data Reveal Uncertain Progress and …
Sep 19, 2024 · Census data paint a complicated picture of progress against poverty in 2023, as the national poverty rate fell, rose, or held steady depending on which measure is used: The …
Poverty in the United States: Explore the Map
Use U.S. Census Bureau poverty data to explore more than a dozen topics that measure the health of the economy at the state and congressional district levels.
A Look at Demographic Differences in Poverty across Regions in ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Last week we released an updated Who’s in Poverty interactive that breaks down poverty differences by age, race-ethnicity, education, employment, family composition, …