On Thursday, Sept. 26, the Census Bureau will release all 2018 single-year estimates of median household income, poverty and health insurance for all states, counties, places and other geographic units with populations of 65,000 or more from the The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about people and housing for every community (i.e., census tracts or neighborhoods) across the nation. The number of men and women full-time, year-round workers increased by about 700,000 and 1.6 million, respectively.The official poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from 2017. The rate was lowest for insured adults at 11%. )Every year, 6 million children die from malnutrition before their 5th birthday.Good hygiene and wearing shoes are kids’ best defense against life-threatening parasites.What tops the list, according to teens, as the most important health issues?

Regional trends are available for income, poverty and health insurance in each respective report, as well as a table showing state-level coverage for health insurance.Some state-level health insurance data from the American Community Survey are included in this report. SPM rates for children under the age of 18 were 13.7%, which is not significantly different than 14.2% in 2017.Compared to the official poverty rate, the SPM rates for individuals age 65 and older were higher than the official rate while the SPM rates for children under the age of 18 were lower.For example, not including refundable tax credits (the Earned Income Tax Credit and the refundable portion of the child tax credit) in resources, the poverty rate for all people would have been 15.5% rather than 12.8%. The guidelines have never had an aged/non-aged distinction; only the Census Bureau (statistical) poverty thresholds have separate figures for aged and non-aged one-person and two-person units.Programs using the guidelines (or percentage multiples of the guidelines — for instance, 125 percent or 185 percent of the guidelines) in determining eligibility include Head Start, the Supplemental Nutition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National School Lunch Program, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Between 2017 and 2018, the percentage of people with public coverage decreased 0.4 percentage points, and the percentage of people with private coverage did not statistically change.The Current Population Survey-based income and poverty report includes comparisons with the previous year, and historical tables in the report contain statistics back to 1959. Poverty also limits people’s ability to invest in the future and thereby improve their future health prospects. The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index looks beyond income to measure a person’s healthcare, education, and living standards to determine poverty levels. The supplemental poverty rate in 2018 was 12.8%, not statistically different from the 2017 supplemental poverty rate of 13.0%. In the South, African Americans are disproportionately represented. Respond Today. Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Room 415F

In 2018, for the first time in 11 years, the official poverty rate was significantly lower than 2007, the year before the most recent recession. Skip Header ... Download and customize precise health insurance estimates for counties and states by age groups, sex, and income to poverty ratio with this interactive tool. )(Race data refer to people reporting a single race only; Hispanics can be of any race.