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Reports: Economic profiles and data

Personal Income by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, November 2024
National profile of personal income by county. more info >

Wealth of Households: 2022
United States Census Bureau, November 2024, 7 pp.
This brief uses the 2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation to examine household wealth in 2022. more info >

A National Profile of Youth and Young Adults
Annie E. Casey Foundation, October 2024
Presents data related to more than 60 indicators on the health and well-being of young people ages 14 to 24, including employment, poverty, education, health, mental health, and family and community issues. Many of the indicators are available by race and ethnicity, and are also provided by state and, in some cases, by territory, city and congressional district. more info >

Poverty in the United States: 2023
U.S. Census Bureau, September 2024, 61 pp.
This report provides estimates of two measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), finding that there were 36.8 million people in poverty in the United States in 2023. more info >

State of Black America
National Urban League, June 2024
Annual report from the National Urban League. The most recent report focuses on the impact of the 1964 Civil Rights, and includes measures related income, education, health, civic engagement, housing, transportation, and public safety for Hispanic, Black, and White populations. Includes metropolitan area rankings of unemployment and income equality. more info >

Cutting Child Poverty in Half and More: Pandemic-Era Lessons From Child and Family Advocates and Organizers
Foundation for Child Development, June 2024, 34 pp.
This paper examines how comprehensive - but temporary - pandemic-era policies dramatically reduced child poverty and uplifted low-income families. It presents data on poverty rates among young children and explores how family financial well-being directly impacts young children's prospects. more info >

Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2022
National Center for Health Statistics, November 2023, 19 pp.
This report examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage in the United States annually, finding that adults ages 18-64 living in non-Medicaid expansion states were twice as likely to be uninsured. more info >

How Do Americans View Social Security?
AARP, November 2023, 6 pp.
Using General Social Survey data from 1984 through 2021, this report investigates Americans' perceptions of Social Security. Consistent with other research, it demonstrates that Social Security has been and continues to be viewed favorably, enjoying widespread popularity across socioeconomic and political groups. more info >

Economic recovery in the Midwest: Challenges and opportunities after the pandemic
Economic Policy Institute, October 2023
Federal relief efforts during the pandemic gave the Midwest an economic boost, but those relief programs have ended.This report presents 31 charts detailing the state of employment, wages, poverty, and union density in the region. more info >

Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2021
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 2023, 100 pp.
Report on the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which includes modules on topics such as credit access and behaviors, savings, retirement, economic fragility, and education and student loans. more info >

Child Tax Credit Options for Reducing Child Poverty
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Columbia Center on Poverty and Social Policy, November 2022, 3 pp.
One of a series of reports presents state Child Tax Credit options that would reduce state child poverty rates when coupled with existing federal law. more info >

How States Fared on Racial and Economic Inequality During the Pandemic
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute, September 2022
Explores national and state trends in poverty rates and median household income from 2019 to 2021. more info >

Lessons from a Historic Decline in Child Poverty: Indicators on Children and Youth
Child Trends Data Bank, September 2022, 100 pp.
Describes the decline in child poverty in the past quarter century, looking particularly at the influence of federal anti-poverty programs on poverty and root causes of poverty among families with children. more info >

The Economic, Educational, and Health-Related Costs of Being a Woman
Center for American Progress, March 2022, 5 pp.
Discusses how from the gender wage gap to gender-based pricing, the cost of being a woman in America is integrated into economic, health, and education systems and requires a multi-pronged policy approach to address more info >

The Path to Rural Resilience in America
Economic Policy Institute, September 2020, 35 pp.
This report examines changing economic and environmental trends in rural communities, and suggests policy actions to further economic growth and create high-quality, sustainable jobs. more info >

New Data Show One-in-Six Children Were Poor Before COVID-19 Pandemic
Carsey School of Public Policy, University of New Hampshire, September 2020, 1 pp.
This research brief describes a decrease in child poverty rates between 2018 and 2019, based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS). more info >

Chart Book: Economic Security and Health Insurance Programs Reduce Poverty and Provide Access to Needed Care
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, December 2019, 28 pp.
Charts progress on addressing poverty and access to health care through economic security programs over the last 50 years, finding long-term positive effects in areas such as child poverty reduction and uninsured rates. more info >

State of the Heartland: Factbook 2018
Brookings Institute, November 2018, 110 pp.
This report benchmarks the performance of the 19-state American “Heartland” on 26 socioeconomic measures and is intended to help Heartland leaders and citizens better comprehend the region’s current trajectory at a time of rapid economic and social change. more info >

The Economic Status of Women in the States
U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, March 2018, 7 pp.
The Status of Women in the States provides data on women's progress in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States overall, measuring factors such as women's earnings, the gender wage gap, and women's labor force participation. more info >

Web sites

Economic Policy Institute
Focuses on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families. Includes issue guides on the following topics: living wage, minimum wage, poverty and family budgets, retirement security, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and welfare. more info >

National Center for Children in Poverty
Research on preventing child poverty and improving the lives of low-income families. Includes poverty statistics and information on child care, welfare reform, and more. more info >

diversitydatakids.org
Presents measures of child wellbeing and policy analysis for states, counties, large cities, and metropolitan areas. more info >