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This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States for different ethnic groups in 2015. In 2015, 24.1 percent of the black population in the U.S. was living below the poverty line.
Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2015, by ethnic group
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Household income in the U.S. - percentage distribution 2015
Poverty rate in the United States 1990-2015
Median household income in the United States 1990-2015
Household income in the U.S. - shares of quintiles 1970-2015
Median household income in the United States by race or ethnic group 2015
Most populated cities in the U.S. - median household income 2015
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Statistics on "Poverty and Income in the United States"
- Poverty
The most important statistics
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in millions)Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. 1990-2015
- Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2015Poverty rate in the United States 1990-2015
- Number of poor families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015 (in thousands)Number of poor families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015
- Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States in 2015, by state (in 1,000)Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. 2015, by state
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2015, by statePoverty rate in the United States 2015, by state
- Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2015Child poverty rate in the United States 1990-2015
- Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2015, by ethnic groupPoverty rate in the United States by ethnic group 2015
- Income
The most important statistics
- Median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States 1990-2015
- Median household income in the United States in 2015, by state (in current U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by state 2015
- Median household income in the United States in 2015, by age of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by age 2015
- Median household income in the United States in 2015, by educational attainment of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by education of householder 2015
- Median household income in the United States in 2015, by race or ethnic group (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by race or ethnic group 2015
- Number of households in the United States by household income in 2015 (in millions)Number of households by household income in the U.S. 2015
- Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2015 (in 2015 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 2015Household income in the U.S. - shares of quintiles 1970-2015
- Inequality
The most important statistics
- U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2015 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. household income distribution 1990-2015, by Gini-coefficient
- U.S. family income distribution from 1990 to 2015 (by Gini coefficient)U.S. family income distribution 1990-2015, by Gini coefficient
- U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2015 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. income distribution of individual earnings 1990-2015, by Gini-coefficient
- Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2015Gap between rich and poor, by state in the U.S. 2015
- Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States in 2015, by race and Hispanic originGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. households 2015, by race/origin
- Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States in 2015, by race and Hispanic origin of householderGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. families 2015, by race/origin
- Do you agree that most people are better off in a free market economy, even though some people are rich and some are poor?Support for a free-market economy, by country in 2014
- Ranking the 20 countries with the greatest income distribution equality in 2015, based on the Gini indexGini Index - countries with the greatest income distribution equality 2015
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