Human Needs Statistics

Background
Background on human needs statistics
State-by-state statistical data

Latest News

CBPP Statement on New Census Bureau Data for 2007 (8/26/08)
ECAP Press Release on Bush's Sick Twisted Priorities (8/29/07)
CHN Press Release on 2006 Census Data (8/28/07)
CBPP Statement on New Census Bureau Data (8/28/07)
Families USA Press Release on Number of Uninsured (8/28/07)
Carsey Institute Press Release on Child Poverty (8/28/07)

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Census Data
Total Poverty Rates, 2000-2007, American Community Survey (8/26/08)
Child Poverty Rates, 2000-2007, American Community Survey (8/26/08)
Family Poverty Rates, 2000-2007, American Community Survey (8/26/08)
Median Household Income, 2000-2007, American Community Survey (8/26/08)
People in Poverty, 1999/2000 - 2006/2007, Current Population Survey (8/26/08)
People in Poverty, 2000/2001 - 2006/2007, Current Population Survey (8/26/08)
Median Household Income, 2000/2001 - 2006/2007, Current Population Survey (8/26/08)
People Without Health Insurance, 2000/2001 - 2006/2007, Current Population Survey (8/26/08)

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Policy Analyses and Research

CBPP: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (4/9/08)
CBPP: New Data Show Income Concentration Rose Again in 2006 (3/27/08)
CHN: Review of Key State Facts from the Income & Poverty Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on August 28 (9/7/07)
Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center: State of Working Massachusetts 2007 - A Growing Economy; A Growing Divide (9/2/07)
CBPP: Analysis of Census Poverty Data for 2006 (8/28/07)
CBPP: Analysis of Census Data on Number of Uninsured in 2006 (8/28/07)
EPI: Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Trends in 2006 (8/28/07)
Carsey Institute: Child Poverty High in Rural America (8/28/07)

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Regional Coverage of Latest Poverty, Uninsurance Data

WA: SHARE Press Release (8/29/07)
WA: The Columbian: County's Poverty Rate Down in 2006 (8/29/07)
MN: Minnesota Budget Project Press Release (8/28/07)
MS: Mississippi Public Policy Center Press Release (8/28/07)
OR: Oregon Center for Public Policy News Release (8/28/07)

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Government Resources

Census report: Current Population Survey, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance 2006 (8/28/07)
Census report, Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data from the 2006 American Community Survey (8/28/07)

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