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Area of Expertise: The U.S. Census and Public Data

1 in 3 U.S. Women Hover Between Poverty and the Middle Class

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(2014) One-third of American women are on the verge of poverty: Almost 42 million adult women in 2012 lived in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold, according to The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From the Brink.

Appalachia’s Residents Older, More Disabled Than Other U.S. Residents

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Appalachia’s residents remain older and have a higher disability prevalence than Americans as a whole, but overall demographic, health, and socioeconomic patterns vary widely within the region, according to The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview From the 2008-2012 American Community Survey, prepared by the Population Reference Bureau for the Appalachian Regional Commission.

Appalachian Region Hit Hard by Recent U.S. Recession

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In 2007, with the onset of the deepest economic recession in the United States since the Great Depression, Americans lost jobs and experienced sharp declines in the value of their homes and investments.

U.S. Energy Boom Fuels Population Growth in Many Rural Counties

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A population boom in energy-rich counties is breathing new life into parts of the Midwest and Appalachia that have experienced long-term population decline or slow growth compared with the rest of the United States, according to new data released by the U.

Ukraine’s Demographic Reality

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(2014) Ukraine, a former republic of the Soviet Union, has undergone a series of dramatic demographic changes since its independence in 1991. Most significant, its birth rate declined sharply following independence, mirroring similar developments in other former Soviet republics.