U.S. Current Population Survey Response Rate Falls to Record Low of 64%

An official Economic Research Service page that discusses measurement of food security using the Current Population Survey notes recent CPS response rates and indicates they have fallen to around 64%, described as a record low. This directly supports the numeric claim and the characterization of it as a record low. While the statement broadly refers to the CPS, the detailed context on that page pertains to the CPS December Food Security Supplement, which is part of the CPS. Other listed primary sources (the Bureau of Labor Statistics homepage, Census Bureau press release archives, and Census population portal) are authoritative but do not, in the materials cited, provide explicit CPS response-rate figures to confirm or contradict the 64% figure. There is no conflicting evidence among the provided sources. The main caveat is that the clearest documentation of the 64% appears to be for the CPS supplement rather than the overall monthly CPS, so the statement is accurate in spirit but slightly imprecise in scope. Given the high authority of the ERS page and lack of contradiction elsewhere, the claim is likely true, with medium confidence due to the supplement-versus-overall CPS nuance.