Maybe you all already saw this... Penelope Weinberger CTPP Program Manager AASHTO Ctpp.transportation.org From: U.S. Census Bureau [mailto:census(a)subscriptions.census.gov] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 1:06 PM To: Weinberger Penelope <pweinberger(a)aashto.org> Subject: Highest Median Household Income on Record? What looks like a record high may be due to redesigned income questions. Visit America Counts to learn more. [united states census bureau]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPT… America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers [Highest Median Household Income on Record?]<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzP… [https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCENSUS/2018/03/1…] Highest Median Household Income on Record? Income data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today show that 2017 median household income was the highest on record at $61,372. But is it really? Read More<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmb… By simply looking at median household income from previous years, one could infer that because it surpasses the median income for 2007 ($59,534 in 2017 dollars) and 1999 ($60,062 in 2017 dollars). However, these comparisons must be made with caution. 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Poverty Rate Drops for Third Consecutive Year in 2017 <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwOTEyLjk0ODAwNDMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDkxMi45NDgwMDQzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjA2NTk3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cHdlaW5iZXJnZXJAYWFzaHRvLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9cHdlaW5iZXJnZXJAYWFzaHRvLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&107&&&https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/09/poverty-rate-drops-third-consecutive-year-2017.html?eml=gd&utm_campaign=20180912msacos1ccstors&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery>[Poverty Rate Drops for Third Consecutive Year in 2017]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWF… The national poverty rate continued to decline in 2017, the third successive decline in the poverty rate, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. 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Read More<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmb… ________________________________ Nutrition Assistance Program Lifts 3.4 Million Out of Poverty <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwOTEyLjk0ODAwNDMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDkxMi45NDgwMDQzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjA2NTk3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cHdlaW5iZXJnZXJAYWFzaHRvLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9cHdlaW5iZXJnZXJAYWFzaHRvLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&111&&&https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2018/09/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-lifts-millions-out-of-poverty.html?eml=gd&utm_campaign=20180912msacos1ccstors&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery>[Nutrition Assistance Lifts 3.4 Million Out of Poverty]<http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEm… The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lifted 3.4 million people (1.1 percent) in the United States, including 1.5 million children (2.0 percent), out of poverty in 2017. 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