Income & Poverty Picture
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2020
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2019
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2018
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Digging into the 2017 ACS: Improved income growth for Native Americans, but lots of variation in the pace of recovery for different Asian ethnic groups
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Poverty declined in most states in 2017
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Household incomes in 2017 stayed on existing trends in most states; incomes in 21 states are still below their pre-recession levels
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Government programs kept tens of millions out of poverty in 2017
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10 years after the start of the Great Recession, black and Asian households have yet to recover lost income
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Black workers have made no progress in closing earnings gaps with white men since 2000
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Household income growth slowed markedly in 2017 and was stronger for those at the top, while earnings declined slightly
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2017
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Well-worn patterns of inequality reemerge in Census data for 2017
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Poverty declines in most states in 2016
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Incomes continued to rise in 2016 in four out of five states
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Poverty declined modestly in 2016; government programs continued to keep tens of millions out of poverty
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New census data show strong 2016 earnings growth across-the-board, with black and Hispanic workers seeing the fastest growth for second consecutive year
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Income growth in 2016 is strong, but not as strong as 2015 and more uneven
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2016
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Nationwide increases in income are visible at the state level
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Poverty rates decrease throughout the states in 2015
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New Census data show strong 2015 earnings growth across the board, with black and Hispanic workers seeing the fastest growth
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Poverty declined in 2015 by all measures; government programs, once again, kept millions above the poverty line
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Income gains in 2015 don’t reverse long-run trend toward greater inequality
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2015
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Superb income growth in 2015 nearly single-handedly restored incomes lost in the Great Recession
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What to watch for in the Census income and poverty data
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In Virtually Every State, the Poverty Rate is Still Higher than Before the Recession
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State-Level Data Show Incomes Continue to Stagnate in Households Across the Map
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New Census Data Show No Progress in Closing Stubborn Racial Income Gaps
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By the Numbers: Income and Poverty, 2014