America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
📖 Explore highlights from the new 2023 ACS 1-Year Estimates in today's America Counts stories.
Health Coverage for Working-Age Adults Rose in Every State Since 2013
Many states continued to see improvements in health insurance coverage rates for all age groups between 2019 and 2023, according to American Community Survey (ACS) data released today.
Uninsured rates dropped in 17 states for children, 42 states for working-age adults, and in one state (Florida) for adults age 65 and older from 2019 to 2023.
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Largest Annual Real Increase in Gross Rental Costs Since 2011
The real median gross cost of renting — rent plus the average monthly cost of utilities and fuels adjusted for inflation — grew faster annually (3.8%) than real median home values (1.8%) in 2023 for the first time in 10 years, according to the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) released today.
This marked the largest annual real increase in rental costs since at least 2011.
Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023
Poverty rates for both the youngest and oldest populations changed in many states in 2023, according to American Community Survey (ACS) data released today.
Child poverty rates decreased in eight states and poverty rates for the 65 and older population increased in 10 states. No state experienced both a decrease in the child poverty rate and an increase in the poverty rate for the 65 and older population in 2023.
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