Current Population Survey (CPS)
Current Population Survey (CPS)
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.
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News
- Press ReleaseFewer Than Half of U.S. Households Are Married-Couple HouseholdsDecember 02, 2025Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that fewer than half of U.S. households in 2025 were married couples.
- Press ReleaseWomen’s Living Arrangements at First BirthNovember 19, 2025A larger share of women had their first child while living with an unmarried partner in the early 2020s than in the early 1990s, according to a new report.
- Press ReleaseNew Foreign-Born Data Tables Now AvailableSeptember 29, 2025The U.S. Census Bureau released new data tables on the foreign-born population by generation from the 2024 CPS ASEC.
Data
- TableCurrent Population Survey Detailed Tables for PovertyThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
- TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Health Insurance CoverageThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
- TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Personal IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
- TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Family IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
- TableCurrent Population Survey Tables for Household IncomeThe Current Population Survey is a joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau.
Publications
- PublicationWomen’s Living Arrangements at First Birth From 1990 to 2024November 19, 2025This research brief describes women’s living arrangements at first birth from 1990 to 2024 and shows differences by women’s education, race, and ethnicity.
- PublicationPoverty in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
- PublicationIncome in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
- Working PaperEvaluating the New Mortgage Questions in the CPS's 2010 ASECMay 01, 2011To evaluate the quality of new 2010 ASEC mortgage questions, this paper compares similar data collected in ACS and AHS by a number of selected characteristics.
- Working PaperResults of ASEC Exploratory Interviews (March 2024)January 06, 2026
- Working PaperTime to Complete a Decomposed vs. a Condensed Survey QuestionSeptember 2025Comparison of the timing to complete a condensed versus a decomposed survey question.
Visualizations
- Income and PovertyIncome in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on income, earnings, & income inequality in the United States based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier CPS ASEC.
- PovertyPoverty in the United States: 2024September 09, 2025This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2024 and earlier CPS ASEC.
- Supplemental Poverty MeasureSupplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)September 09, 2025The 2024 poverty rate was 10.6%, a decrease from the 2023 estimate.
- IncomeMedian Household IncomeSeptember 09, 2025Income not statistically different from 2023 estimate.
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