Data & Resources
Half in Ten Interactive Maps
· Click here for the 2012 poverty data by state map
· Click here for the 2012 poverty data by congressional district map
CHN: New Census Data Confirms Our Economy Isn’t Working (9/19/13)
US Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012 (9/17/13)
CHN Press Release: More Poverty After Three Years of Recovery Than During the Great Recession (9/17/13)
Poverty Data Resource Guide, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity (9/17/13)
SAVE for All Website: An extensive compilation of material about the economy, poverty, jobs, and threats to needed services
Current Population Survey Data:
Health Insurance
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Under 65 Covered by Medicaid by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Children Covered by Medicaid by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Under 65 Uninsured by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Uninsured Children by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Under 65 with Employer Health Insurance by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Children with Employer Health Insurance by State, 1999-2012, 2012 Current Population Survey
American Community Survey Data
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Total Poverty, Comparison from 2008-2012, American Community Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Child Poverty, Comparison from 2008-2012, American Community Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Family Poverty, Comparison from 2008-2012, American Community Survey
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Median Income, Comparison from 2008-2012, American Community Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau: Selected Economic Characteristics, 50 State Comparisons, 2008 – 2012, American Community Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau: Poverty 2000 – 2012, American Community Survey
Analysis and Research
National Women’s Law Center: NWLC Analysis of 2012 Census Poverty Data: Women’s Poverty Rate Remains Historically High (9/23/13)
Economic Policy Institute: Already More Than a Lost Decade – Income and Poverty Trends Continue to Paint a Bleak Picture (9/18/13)
CLASP: Child Poverty in the U.S. (9/18/13)
Economic Policy Institute: By the Numbers: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage 2013 (9/17/13)
Center for American Progress: The Top 3 Things You Need to Know About the New Poverty and Income Data (9/16/13)
Wider Opportunities for Women: Living Below the Line: Economic Insecurity and America’s Families (Fall 2013)
News
Debbie Weinstein for MomsRising: The Great Unshared Recovery: Millions of Us Are Worse Off Than in the Great Recession (9/22/13)
Hannah Matthews in the Huffington Post: The Children Are Still Poor in America (9/19/13)
CBPP: Census: SNAP Lifted 4 Million People Out of Poverty in 2012 and Reduced Hardship for Millions More (9/17/13)
CBPP: Tomorrow’s Poverty Data: Some Timely Issues to Look For (9/16/13)
Timetable for Release of the 2011 Data
September 17
Current Population Survey (CPS) national and state data on income, poverty, and health insurance.
September 19
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).
Tools
Audio Briefings:
- Using the New Poverty Data (9/10/13)
Click here for audio presentation and slides
