America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Child poverty, calculated by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), fell to its lowest recorded level in 2021, declining 46% from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.

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2021 Income Inequality Increased for First Time Since 2011

Real median U.S. household income was $70,784 in 2021, statistically unchanged from the previous year, although income inequality increased for the first time since 2011, according to today?s U.S. Census Bureau release of the Income in the United States: 2021 report.

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Uninsured Rate of U.S. Children Fell to 5.0% in 2021?

The number of children under age 19 without health insurance fell to 3.9 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?s annual report on health insurance coverage?released today.

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