Poverty Up, Number of Insured Down in the U.S.
U.S. poverty rates rose in 2003 to their highest levels in five years as the number of American children in poverty jumped by over 700,000. (September 2004)

Disability in America (PDF: 540KB)

This Population Bulletin provides a broad overview of disability in America in the 21st century. It reviews basic concepts and measures of disability and shows recent U.S. trends on the demography of disability. This report also defines support systems and supportive living environments for disabled individuals and it describes current federal programs and policies pertaining to those with disabilities. (BUL59.3, September 2004)

Latinos and the Changing Face of America

 Author Rogelio Saenz examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the diverse groups that form the Latino population in the United States, the largest minority population. The following excerpt is from the report "Latinos and the Changing Face of America," published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (June 2004)

Minorities Overrepresented Among America's 'Disconnected' Youth
The rising number of minority "disconnected" youth in the United States (teens ages 16 to 19 who are both out of school and out of work) is prompting concern among analysts and policymakers. (2004)

African Americans and the Color Line

 Author Michael Stoll advances the continuing discussion of the economic and social progress of African Americans, focusing on blacks' relative gains during the 1990s in employment, earnings, family income, poverty reduction, and health. The following excerpt is from the report “African Americans and the Color Line"; published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (June 2004)

2004 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 371KB)
PRB's 2004 World Population Data Sheet contains the latest population estimates, projections, and other key indicators for more than 200 countries, including births, deaths, natural increase, infant mortality, life expectancy, urban population, HIV/AIDS prevalence, contraceptive use, land area, and population per square mile. (August 2006)

Immigration and Fading Color Lines in America

 This report asks whether today's immigrants to the United States are helping to blur racial and ethnic boundaries, whether immigrants are causing new color lines to emerge, or whether some newcomers are traversing old color lines without eradicating them. The following excerpt is from the report "Immigration and Fading Color Lines in America"; published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (July 2004)

Who Chooses to Choose Two?

 This report describes the diverse demographic, geographic, social, and economic profiles of multiracial Americans. For the first time in a U.S. census, Census 2000 allowed respondents to choose more than one race. Data from the census and from specialized studies are used to examine how multiracial Americans occupy a status in between that of their component single-race groups. The following excerpt is from the report "Who Chooses to Choose Two?"; published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (June 2004)

Educational Attainment in U.S. Appalachia (PDF: 285KB)
For Appalachia, the 1990s were a decade of progress in absolute but not relative terms. The percentage of adults in Appalachia who were college grads increased, but the gap between Appalachia and the United States grew slightly. (June 2004)

Households and Families in U.S. Appalachia (PDF: 505KB)
In the United States Appalachian region, the growth in the number of households has far outpaced the growth in total population. Between 1990 and 2000, the number of households in Appalachia increased by 14 percent, while the population increased by only 9 percent. (June 2004)