Dive into new statistics on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the U.S.





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?? Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024

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*SEPT. 9, 2025 —* The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024, not statistically different from the 2023 estimate of $82,690. The official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 10.6% in 2024.

The following 2024 findings were all not statistically different from 2023. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rate in 2024 was 12.9%. Meanwhile, 92.0% of the U.S. population had health insurance coverage for all or part of 2024. An estimated 27.1 million or 8.0% of people did not have health insurance at any point during 2024, according to the 2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).

These findings come from three Census Bureau reports: Income in the United States: 2024 [ [link removed] ], Poverty in the United States: 2024 [ [link removed] ], and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024 [ [link removed] ].

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?? New on America Counts

Read more about the findings from new reports on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage released today in five new stories on America Counts [ [link removed] ].

IPHI Education and Income [ [link removed] ]

*How Education Impacted Income and Earnings From 2004 to 2024 [ [link removed] ]*

The income gap between householders with college degrees and those with high school degrees but no college widened over the last two decades.


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IPHI SPM [ [link removed] ]

*Supplemental Poverty Rate Below Official Rate in Only 10 States [ [link removed] ]*

The end of pandemic-era benefits resulted in higher three-year supplemental poverty rates from 2022 to 2024 compared to the official poverty rate.


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IPHI Health Coverage by Occupation [ [link removed] ]

*Health Insurance Coverage Varied Significantly by Occupation [ [link removed] ]*

Most U.S. workers ages 19 to 64 had health coverage in 2024 but farmers’ uninsured rate was over nine times higher than for engineers.


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IPHI Race and Income [ [link removed] ]

*No Significant Change in Estimated U.S. Median Household Income [ [link removed] ]*

U.S. real median household income remained flat in 2024 at $83,730, not statistically different from $82,690 in 2023 or $83,260 in pre-pandemic 2019.


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IPHI Post-Tax Income [ [link removed] ]

*U.S. Tax System Reduces Income Inequality But Gaps Remain [ [link removed] ]*

Post-tax income inequality rose from 2009 to 2024 despite more equal household income after taxes and credits. 







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