2022 Census Poverty Data Resource Library

September 21, 2022

Every year the Coalition on Human Needs examines the data released by the Census Bureau to learn about the state of poverty in our nation. We look for large indicators such as how much poverty has increased or decreased and for important indicators of social programs effectiveness in lifting people out of poverty.

The Current Population Survey (CPS), sponsored jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the primary source of labor force statistics for the population of the United States.

Beginning in 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau began publishing the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which extends the official poverty measure by taking account of many of the government programs designed to assist low-income families and individuals that are not included in the official poverty measure.

Below you can find the reports, analysis, and infographics that the U.S. Census Bureau, CHN and other organizations have produced for 2022:

CHN: “Federal Investments Pay Off and Lift Millions Out of Poverty,” September 13, 2022
CHN: “First Look at Poverty, Hardship, and Health Insurance 2022: Federal Investments Pay Off and Lift Millions Out of Poverty,” September 12, 2022
CHN Webinar: “PANDEMIC AND RESPONSE: Using Census and Other Data to Track Poverty, Hardship and the Impact of Aid During a Tumultuous Time,” September 8, 2022. A copy of the slides is available here.
CHN: Some Tips for Using the American Community Survey Data
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “In Pandemic’s Second Year, Government Policies Helped Drive Child Poverty Rate to a Record Low, Cut Uninsured Rate, New Census Poverty Data Show,” September 13, 2022
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “Census: Uninsured Rate Matches a Record Low in 2021, Driven by Relief Provisions,” September 15, 2022
National Employment Law Project: “E xpanded Unemployment Insurance Substantially Reduced Poverty in 2021,” September 13, 2022.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “What to Know About Next Week’s Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Figures for 2021,” September 8, 2022.
Kairos Center: ‘I Didn’t Have to Worry’: How the Child Tax Credit Helped Families Catch up on Rent and Improved Health, August 9, 2022.
Kairos Video: “Lessons from the Pandemic: Impact of the Child Tax Credit,” August 9, 2022
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: “National and State-by-State Estimates of Two Approaches to Expanding the Child Tax Credit,” September 7, 2022.
Various groups, including Center on Law and Social Policy, Children’s Defense Fund, National Women’s Law Center and UnidosUS: “Child Tax Credit: Key Findings from July 2022 National Survey,” September 12, 2022.
U.S. Child Poverty Action Group: September 22, 2022 Twitterstorm