Specific data on 50-state, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and Congressional District

See this blog post explaining how to use the tables below: A Wealth of Data

American Community Survey (ACS) data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage trends by state and race and ethnicity, table by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities- click the link to download the Excel file.

Finally, the tables below give you data on poverty by state, congressional district, and major metropolitan area. A few notes:

• • These tables do not show the number of people in poverty—only the rate (percentage). The Center on Budget tables may be more useful if you need those.
  • However, these tables have three geographic levels (state, congressional district, and metropolitan area), while the Center on Budget tables include just state data.  

Poverty rates by state:

• Poverty Rates by Age and State, 2023
• Poverty Rates by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 5, by Race and State, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 18, by Race and State, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Working Age Adults Age 18-64, by Race and State, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Older Adults Age 65+, by Race and State, 2023

Poverty rates by Congressional district:

• Poverty Rates by Age and Congressional District, 2023
• Poverty Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 5, by Race and Congressional District, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 18, by Race and Congressional District, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Working Age Adults Age 18-64, by Race and Congressional District, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Older Adults Age 65+, by Race and Congressional District, 2023
• Housing Cost Burden by Congressional District, 2023
• Grandparents Living with Grandchildren Under Age 18, by Poverty Status and Congressional District, 2023

Poverty rates by Metropolitan Statistical Area (cites):

• Poverty Rates by Age and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Poverty Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 5, by Race and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Children Below Age 18, by Race and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Working Age Adults Age 18-64, by Race and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Poverty Rates Among Older Adults Age 65+, by Race and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023

Health insurance data by Race and Ethnicity and State: 

• Percent with Public Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Percent with Private Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Percent with No Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Health Insurance Rates, by Type and State, 2023

Health insurance by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area (cites): 

• Percent with Public Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Percent with Private Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Percent with No Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Health Insurance Rates, by Type and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023 

Health Insurance by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional district: 

• Percent with Public Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023 
• Percent with Private Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Percent with No Health Insurance, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Health Insurance Rates, by Type and Congressional District, 2023

Kinship by State and Congressional district: 

• Grandparents Living with Grandchildren Under Age 18, by Poverty Status and State, 2023
• Grandparents Living with Grandchildren Under Age 18, by Poverty Status and Congressional District, 2023

Housing burden: 

• Housing Cost Burden by State, 2023
• Housing Cost Burden by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023
• Housing Cost Burden by Congressional District, 2023

Housing burden (owner), by race and ethnicity: 

• Share of Owner-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Share of Owner-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Share of Owner-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023 

Housing burden (renter), by race and ethnicity: 

• Share of Renter-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and State, 2023
• Share of Renter-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and Congressional District, 2023
• Share of Renter-Occupied Households with Housing Cost Burden, by Race and Ethnicity and Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2023 

Housing tenure by state: 

• Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by State, 2023
• Single Female-Headed Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by State, 2023
• Single Male-Headed Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by State, 2023
• Married Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by State, 2023 

Housing tenure by Congressional district: 

• Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by Congressional District, 2023
• Single Female-Headed Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by Congressional District, 2023
• Single Male-Headed Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by Congressional District, 2023
• Married Family Poverty Rates by Housing Tenure, by Congressional District, 2023
  

Poverty rates by school enrollment by state and Congressional district: 

• Poverty Rates by School Enrollment, by State, 2023
• Poverty Rates by School Enrollment, by Congressional District, 2023

 Median income by state and Congressional district:

• Median Household Income, Overall and by Race and Ethnicity, by State, 2023
• Median Household Income, Overall and by Race and Ethnicity, by Congressional District, 2023 

Census Poverty Data: Reports and Analysis from CHN, CHN Member Groups, and Allies

• First Look table: Steep Losses in Child Tax Credit and Food Aid Push Millions Into Poverty. Coalition on Human Needs.
• What we can learn from the new poverty and health insurance data out this week, CHN.
• Budget and Tax Toolkit for Local Groups, CHN. 
• Social Media Toolkit for Poverty Data and the Child Tax Credit, CHN. 
• Issue Brief: U.S. Child Poverty in 2023, First Focus on Children.
• Child Development Research Hub, First Focus on Children.
• What Could 2023 Child Poverty Rates Have Looked Like Had an Expanded Child Tax Credit Still Been in Place? Columbia University, Center on Poverty & Social Policy.
• Census Data Show Income Growth and Steady Health Coverage, With Significant Work to Do to Bring Down Poverty, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
• Analyzing the Census Bureau’s 2023 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data, CBPP.
• 2023 Poverty Rate Points to Policy Gaps Amidst Economic Strength, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
• Frustrating but not surprising: Census poverty data show more advocacy is needed, RESULTS. Also see their online media templates to share the Census data in local papers.
• New U.S. Census Bureau data shows “the decades-long war on poverty still has a long way to go.”, Oxfam America.
• National Community Action Partnership: Measuring Poverty in America: History, Alternatives, and Solutions
• Census Data Underscores Need for Expanded CTC, Other Family Supports—Even in a Strong Economy, the Center for the Study of Social Policy.
• America’s Women and the Wage Gap and The Wage GAP #IRL (In Real Life) for Women of Color, National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF).
• WEBINAR: What we can learn from the new poverty and health insurance data, CHN.
  • Presentation slides and resources from panelists:
    • Chris Wimer | Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work– Monthly Poverty Tracker
    • Stan Dorn | UnidosUS: Presentation
    • Deborah Weinstein | CHN: Presentation and instructions on accessing ACS data.
• Census Bureau data out this week: What to expect and how CHN can help, CHN.
• Cutting Child Poverty in Half and More: Pandemic-Era Lessons From Child and Family Advocates and Organizers, CLASP. 
• Household Food Security in the United States in 2023, Economic Research Service- USDA
• USDA Food Security Report Highlights Startling Hunger Crisis in America, Food Research & Action Center.
• Statement on USDA’s Household Food Security in the United States in 2023 Report, Feeding America
• Food Insecurity Rises for the Second Year in a Row, CBPP.
• Bread “Dismayed” by Rise in US Food Insecurity, Bread for the World.

U.S. Census Poverty Data: Official Documents

Note to readers: The U.S. Census Current Population Survey: Income, Poverty, Health Insurance for 2023 — Official & Supplemental Policy Measures was released on Tuesday, September 10. We are posting the data here on a rolling basis. In addition, the American Community Survey data will be released on Thursday, September 12. We will also post the data here.