2011 Census and Poverty Data

January 24, 2013

Data & Resources

Half in Ten Interactive Maps:
·         Click here for the 2011 poverty data by state map
·         Click here for the 2011 poverty data by congressional district map

US Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011 (9/12/12)

As Poverty Remains Unacceptably High, Coalition on Human Needs Calls on Congress to Preserve Programs Proven to Lift Families out of Poverty, CHN Statement (9/12/12)

First Look: 46 Million Poor; Health Care Law Starts to Make a Dent in Uninsured compiled by CHN (9/12/12)

Poverty Data Resource Guide, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity (9/12/12)

SAVE for All Website: An extensive compilation of material about the economy, poverty, jobs, and threats to needed services

Current Population Survey Data:

Poverty & Income

Health Insurance

American Community Survey Data:

Poverty & Income

Health Insurance

Analysis and Research

Social Impact Research Center: Poverty: Midwest Hit Hard (September 2012)
Mass Budget: Poverty, Income and Health Coverage in Massachusetts
Heartland Alliance: Local Fact Sheets on Poverty, Income and Health Insurance, American Community Survey 2011
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon Poverty Rises, Worse for Children and Minorities

News

Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon Poverty Rises, Worse for Children and Minorities (9/20/12)
MassBudget: Income, Poverty, and Health Coverage in Massachusetts (9/20/12)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement of Robert Greenstein, President, on Census’ 2011 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data (9/12/12)
Center for American Progress Action Fund: STATEMENT: Half in Ten Leaders on New Poverty Data and the Need for Urgent Action to Ensure Shared Economic Growth (9/12/12)
Center for American Progress: STATEMENT: CAP President Neera Tanden on 2011 Poverty, Income, and Health Coverage Numbers (9/12/12)
JCPA: 2011 Data Show Strong Safety Net Successful at Keeping Millions from Poverty (9/12/12)
NELP: Wages & Household Incomes Fell in 2011: Another Casualty of the Slow Recovery (9/12/12)
FRAC: Census Bureau Releases New Poverty Data; SNAP Lifting 3.9 Million People Above Poverty Line (9/12/12)
Hannah Maththews of CLASP in the Huffington Post: When a Headline Isn’t News: Child Poverty Persists (9/12/12)

Timetable for Release of the 2011 Data

September 12
Current Population Survey (CPS) national and state data on income, poverty, and health insurance.

September 20
American Community Survey (ACS) poverty and income data for state, locality, county, and congressional district. Also lots of other social, demographic and housing data (including education, immigrant status, racial/ethnic breakdowns, family composition, disability status).

Poverty: http://www.chn.org/pdf/2012/Poverty_ACS.pdf
Child Poverty: http://www.chn.org/pdf/2012/ChildPoverty_ACS.pdf
Family Poverty: http://www.chn.org/pdf/2012/FamilyPoverty_ACS.pdf
Median Income: http://www.chn.org/pdf/2012/MedianIncome_ACS.pdf

Tools

Audio Briefings:

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