The Census Bureau reports income from several major household surveys and programs. Each differs from the others in some way, such as the length and detail of its questionnaire, the number of households included (sample size), and the methodology used
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Census Bureau Releases New American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
For the first time, data from the 2015-2019 ACS will allow users to compare three nonoverlapping sets of 5-year data: 2005-2009, 2010-2014 and 2015-2019.
La Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense: 2015-2019
For the first time, data from the 2015-2019 ACS will allow users to compare three nonoverlapping sets of 5-year data: 2005-2009, 2010-2014 and 2015-2019.
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
In 2019, the median estimated poverty rate for school-age children was 13.9% for all school districts.
Publications
Household Income: 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to report changes in median household income and the Gini index.
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt for Households: 2018
This report presents data on SNAP receipt during 2018 at the national and state levels based on the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
Data
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2017 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
Benchmarking the Redesigned Survey of Income and Program Participation
This poster compares estimates of social insurance and pension income in SIPP, National Income and Product Accounts, and administrative records.
Coronavirus Infects Surveys, Too: Nonresponse Bias During the Pandemic in the CPS ASEC
This paper evaluates how response in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) was affected by COVID-19.
The Administrative Income Statistics (AIS) Project: Research on the Use of Administrative Records to Improve Income and Resource Estimates
We review research on mis-reporting and non-response bias in income surveys. We discuss research needed to use administrative data to reduce these biases.