Nation Mar 10 U.S. Census Bureau report finds ‘racial gap’ in 2020 population count By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan
Nation Sep 26 Income inequality grew in 2018, Census data shows Three of the states with biggest gains in inequality from 2017 to 2018 were places with large pockets of wealth — California, Texas and Virginia. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Health Sep 13 Number of uninsured Americans falls again in 2015 Still, between 2013 and 2015, the first two full years the health law was in effect, the uninsured rate dropped by more than 4 percentage points. Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans with insurance for at least some part of the… By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
Politics Feb 09 What do New Hampshire voters care about? New Hampshire voters often pride themselves on their ability to pick presidents, but who are these voters and how do they compare to the rest of the United States?… By Laura Santhanam
Nation Sep 28 Asians will become largest U.S. immigrant group in 2055, study finds WASHINGTON — In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past Hispanics to become the largest group of immigrants heading to the United States, according to estimates in a new immigration study. By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press
Apr 09 Black immigrant population in U.S. expected to triple by 2060, study finds By Laura Santhanam The number of black immigrants living in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 1980 and is expected to continue to grow, according to a new report released today from the Pew Research Center. Continue reading
Apr 06 Report finds 44 percent of U.S. children live in low-income families By Anna Sillers The Great Recession may be over, but the number of children living in poverty or low-income families is still higher than pre-recession levels. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Census Pushes Americans’ Participation as Deadline Looms As the deadline for the 2010 census nears, Jim Lehrer talks to U.S. Census director Robert Groves about the challenges of counting the U.S. population and the trends the new data might show. Continue watching
Aug 26 Health Insurance Rates Rise, Poverty Unchanged in 2007 By PBS NewsHour The number of people without health insurance in the United States fell last year for the first time since the beginning of the Bush administration, according to a report released by the Census Bureau Tuesday on poverty, income and health… Continue reading
Apr 29 Number of Homes Headed to Foreclosure Doubles By Admin, PBS NewsHour The number of U.S. homes headed toward foreclosure in the first quarter of the year more than doubled from the same period a year ago, a real estate data firm announced Tuesday. Continue reading