Beth Jarosz, M.A.

Beth Jarosz is a program director in Population Reference Bureau’s United States Programs division where she manages California-based projects including KidsData--a program focused on child health and well-being. Ms. Jarosz also studies county population growth and demographic change, women's well-being, and inequality. Prior to joining PRB, Ms. Jarosz was Senior Demographer at the San Diego Association of Governments and taught sociology at Pensacola State College. She has been both a panelist and steering committee member for National Academies workshops on the American Community Survey. She is Secretary of the Association of Public Data Users (current) and is Vice President of the Southern Demographic Association (2019-2020). She has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on a wide range of U.S. demographic topics including women's well-being, inequality, fertility, mortality, census data, and population estimation and forecasting methods. She has been quoted by numerous local and national news organizations including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and USA Today. She completed her master’s degree in Demographic and Social Analysis at the University of California, Irvine.