Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Provides New State and Local Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Statistics
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The 2013
Also released today are two reports providing analysis on income and poverty for states and large metropolitan areas.
Income
According to the report Household Income: 2013, which compares
- For 2013, median household incomes were lower than the U.S. median (
$52,250 ) in 28 states and higher in 19 states and theDistrict of Columbia . Iowa ($52,229 ),Pennsylvania ($52,007 ) andVermont ($52,578 ) median household incomes did not have a statistically significant difference from the U.S. as a whole. - In 2013, the states with the highest median household incomes were
Maryland ($72,483 ) andAlaska ($72,237 ), which were not statistically different from each other.Mississippi had the lowest ($37,963 ). - There were no statistically significant decreases in median household incomes among states.
- Median household income among the 25 most populous metro areas was highest in the
Washington, D.C. ($90,149 ),San Francisco ($79,624 ) andBoston ($72,907 ) metro areas.
Income Inequality
Household Income: 2013also examined the Gini index for states and large metro areas. The Gini index is a summary measure of income inequality, ranging from 0 — complete equality — to 1 — complete inequality. Among the findings:
- Five states and the
District of Columbia had Gini indexes higher than the U.S. index of .481. - Thirty-six states had lower Gini indexes than the U.S. index of .481.
- The Gini index of 15 states increased from 2012-2013.
Alaska was the only state to have a decrease. All other states saw no significant change. - The highest Gini index was in the
District of Columbia (0.532).Alaska's (0.408) was among the lowest. - Additional Gini index data on the
Census Bureau's American FactFinder data search engine is available for metropolitan statistical areas and other areas with populations of 65,000 or more. Of the 25 most populous metro areas, Gini indexes ranged from 0.442 (for theWashington, D.C. , metro area, although not statistically different fromPortland, Ore. ,Riverside, Calif. , andMinneapolis ) to 0.512 (for theNew York metro area, which was not statistically different from theMiami metro area).
Poverty
According to the report Poverty: 2012 and 2013, which compares
- Forty-two states and the
District of Columbia experienced no statistical change in both the number and percentage of people in poverty between 2012 and 2013. Likewise, 20 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas did not see a statistical change in the number and percentage of people in poverty. - Two states —
New Hampshire and Wyoming— saw a decline in both the number and percentage of people in poverty. In terms of rates,New Hampshire's poverty rate declined from 10.0 percent in 2012 to 8.7 percent in 2013.Wyoming's rate declined from 12.6 percent to 10.9. - Three states saw increases in both the number and percentage of people in poverty between 2012 and 2013.
New Jersey's poverty rate increased from 10.8 percent in 2012 to 11.4 percent in 2013;New Mexico increased from 20.8 percent to 21.9 percent, andWashington increased from 13.5 percent to 14.1 percent. - In 2013,
Mississippi had the highest poverty rate among states (24.0 percent), followed byNew Mexico (21.9 percent). Both states also had the highest percentage of the population below 125 percent of the poverty level: 30.3 percent inMississippi ; 28.3 percent inNew Mexico . About one in 10 people in both states had incomes less than 50 percent of the poverty level. - Among large metropolitan areas, one of the lowest proportions of people with incomes less than 50 percent of the poverty level in 2013 was 4.2 percent in the
Washington, D.C. , metro area, while one of the highest proportions was 8.4 percent in thePhoenix metro area.
- Between 2012 and 2013, 13 states and
Puerto Rico saw a statistically significant increase in the percentage of civilians covered by health insurance. Two states (Maine andNew Jersey ) saw a decrease. - The percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population with private health insurance increased in six states and decreased in eight states between 2012 and 2013.
- Among people whose incomes were below 138 percent of the poverty threshold: 25.6 percent were uninsured in 2013. Under the Affordable Care Act, states have the option of expanding
Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes at or below 138 percent of the poverty threshold. - Among people whose incomes were at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold: 9.2 percent were uninsured in 2013.
- Among the top 25 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, the uninsured rates were highest in
Miami (24.8 percent),Houston (22.8 percent) andDallas (21.5 percent) and lowest inBoston (4.2 percent),Pittsburgh (7.5 percent),Minneapolis (8.1 percent) andBaltimore (8.7 percent). - Among the top 25 large metropolitan areas,
Tampa ,Detroit andRiverside, Calif. , had public coverage rates of 33 percent or higher.
Computer and Internet Access
The 2013
Some topline findings:
- 83.8 percent of the nation's households have a computer (either desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone)
- 74.4 percent have some form of Internet access at home.
Also Released Today from the
- Annual state-to-state migration data tables (not embargoed)
- Annual same sex data tables (national level only, not embargoed)
Additional American Community Survey Results
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These statistics would not be possible without the participation of the randomly selected households in the survey.
Note: Statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. All comparisons made in the reports have been tested and found to be statistically significant at the 90 percent confidence level, unless otherwise noted. Please consult the tables for specific margins of error. For more information, go to http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/documentation_main/.
Changes in survey design from year to year can affect results. See http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2013_release/ for more information on changes affecting the 2013 statistics. See http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/comparing_2013/ for guidance on comparing 2013
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