America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021

The U.S. official poverty rate was 11.6% in 2021, while the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) dipped to 7.8%, its lowest point on record, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released yesterday. 

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Full-Time, Year-Round Workers More Likely to be Uninsured in 2021

The uninsured rate of full-time, year-round workers rose 0.6 percentage points in 2021 as more worked in occupations such as food service and construction that are less likely to provide private health coverage to employees.

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Child Poverty Fell to Record Low 5.2% in 2021

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 yesterday.

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