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Poverty rate in the United States by ethnic group 2017
Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic group
This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States for different ethnic groups in 2017. In 2017, about 21.2 percent of the black population in the U.S. was living below the poverty line.
Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic group
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This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States for different ethnic groups in 2017. In 2017, about 21.2 percent of the black population in the U.S. was living below the poverty line.
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- Poverty
The most important statistics
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in millions)Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. 1990-2017
- Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017Poverty rate in the United States 1990-2017
- Number of families living below the poverty line in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 (in thousands)Number of families in poverty in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States in 2017, by state (in 1,000)Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. 2017, by state
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by statePoverty rate in the United States 2017, by state
- Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017Child poverty rate in the United States 1990-2017
- Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic groupPoverty rate in the United States by ethnic group 2017
- Income
The most important statistics
- Median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States 1990-2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by state (in current U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by state 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by age of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by age 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by education of householder 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by race or ethnic group (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by race or ethnic group 2017
- Number of households in the United States by household income in 2017 (in millions)Number of households by household income in the U.S. 2017
- Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)Household income in the U.S. - comparison of the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent
- Shares of household income of quintiles in the United States from 1970 to 2017Household income in the U.S. - shares of quintiles 1970-2017
- Inequality
The most important statistics
- U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. household income distribution 1990-2017, by Gini-coefficient
- U.S. family income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini coefficient)U.S. family income distribution 1990-2017, by Gini coefficient
- U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. income distribution of individual earnings 1990-2017, by Gini-coefficient
- Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017Gap between rich and poor, by state in the U.S. 2017
- Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic originGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. households 2017, by race/origin
- Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic origin of householderGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. families 2017, by race/origin
- Ranking the 20 countries with the greatest income distribution equality in 2017*, based on the Gini indexGini Index - countries with the greatest income distribution equality 2017*
- Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2017 by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men 2017
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- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in millions)
- Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Number of families living below the poverty line in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 (in thousands)
- Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States in 2017, by state (in 1,000)
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by state
- Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic group
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by age and gender
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by education
- Percentage of people who live below the poverty level in the most populated cities in the U.S. in 2017
- Percentage of families who live below the poverty level in the most populated cities in the U.S. in 2017
- Poverty rates in OECD countries as of 2016
- Proportion of children living in poverty in the OECD countries in 2016
- Median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by state (in current U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by age of householder (in U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment of householder (in U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by race or ethnic group (in U.S. dollars)
- Number of households in the United States by household income in 2017 (in millions)
- Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
- Shares of household income of quintiles in the United States from 1970 to 2017
- Percentage distribution of household income in the United States in 2017
- Percentage distribution of household income in the United States in 2017, by ethnic group
- Median value of debt held by families in the United States in 2016, by age of family head (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the top 25 most populated U.S. cities in 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)
- U.S. family income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini coefficient)
- U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)
- Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017
- Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic origin
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- Percentage of households below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2016
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- Poverty rate of Black family households with a single father in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate of Hispanic families with a single father in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate of Asian families with a single father in the U.S. from 2002 to 2017
- Percentage of white, non-Hispanic families with a single mother in the U.S. who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2017
- Incidence rate of extreme poverty among families in Colombia in 2017, by household type
- Incidence rate of poverty among families in Colombia in 2017, by household type
- Incidence rate of poverty among families in Colombia in 2017, by gender of household head
- Poverty gap of Afro-descendant population in Uruguay from 2010 to 2016
- Incidence rate of poverty among families in Colombia in 2017, by age of household head
- Percentage of population below the indigence line in Uruguay from 2006 to 2017
- Poverty rate in Connecticut from 2000 to 2017
- Annual rate of individuals at risk of poverty in Finland from 2006 to 2016
- Lithuania: Poverty headcount ratio from 2005 to 2014
- Share of population with severe material deprivation in Austria from 2007 to 2016
- Share of Spanish population at risk of poverty from 2009 to 2017
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