America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

📖 Explore highlights from the 2023 ACS 1-Year Estimates release in new America Counts stories from earlier this week.

Health Coverage for Working-Age Adults Rose in Every State Since 2013

The report, State Health Insurance Coverage: 2013, 2019, and 2023, highlights changes in the health insurance landscape across the states in the past decade, from the implementation of key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic and policy changes.

An interactive dashboard also released on Thursday focuses on the 2022 to 2023 changes as well as the 2019 to 2023 changes across the states. A companion working paper further examines the working-age adult population by smaller age groups across states.

Continue reading to learn more about:

• Health policies and health coverage
• Health coverage for children under age 19
• How uninsured rates changed for working-age adults
• How private coverage changed for adults age 65 and older
• Changes across states between 2022 and 2023

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Largest Annual Real Increase in Gross Rental Costs Since 2011

Despite an increase in the cost of rent and utilities, most states saw no significant change in the share of renters’ income spent on rent.

Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023

American Community Survey data released earlier this week show that despite a decline in child poverty rates in 2023, they remain higher than other age groups.

News Release

Over 21 million renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2023, representing nearly half (49.7%) of the 42.5 million renter households in the United States for whom rent burden is calculated.

Although the median ratio of income-to-housing costs for renters remained unchanged from 2022 at 31%, there are differences in the income-to-housing cost ratio when comparing across householder’s race. That’s according to newly available data tables released on Thursday from the 2023 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.

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Related Links

• Press Kit: 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
• Pre-Release Webinar: 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
• Data Visualization: Health Insurance Coverage and Type by State

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