On September 15 at 10 am the Census Bureau will release three reports with national poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2025 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure. They will not release the American Community Survey (ACS) state and local data that historically has been released the same week. None of the reports will include state data.

The poverty report will include national official poverty data from the CPS-ASEC. It will also include data from the Supplemental Poverty Measure for 2025 showing the impact of additional expenses and the benefits of near cash programs. It will show how many people were lifted out of poverty by programs such as Social Security, tax credits, and SNAP. It will not have data on access to Medicaid. It will show how many people were pushed into poverty by health care costs, but it won’t show how many people missed health care due to lost coverage. It should include the updated poverty thresholds that show what constituted poverty in 2025. These are not the poverty guidelines that set benefit eligibility. These CPS ASEC reports historically have included race and ethnicity breakouts by levels of poverty; it is unclear whether it will include that this year. You can view last year’s poverty report here.

The health insurance coverage report will provide national data for 2025 by type of insurance and age. Historically it has included data by race and ethnicity. You can see last year’s report here.

The income report will show income in 2025 for the median income and various percentiles of population, including by age, sex, and educational level, and include measures of inequality. Historically it has included data by race and ethnicity. You can see last year’s report here.

You will not see any state or local data, because the release of the American Community Survey data has been delayed due to the new Commerce Department order on data privacy. This is a significant problem for those who want to assess the impact of the changes of the last year on your state and community, and may affect the allocation of some federal funding streams.

On September 15, CHN is offering a webinar with Jared Bernstein, Sharon Parrott, and Keesa Smith-Brantley providing economic context for the data and exploring what the program data tells us about current federal policy. CHN plans to release a “First Look” that we hope will provide some context for the data that is released. You may also find the blog CHN just published by Deborah Weinstein on hardship helpful as you consider how to respond to this data or integrate it into your work.