In 2020, 16.8 percent of black families were living below the poverty line in the United States.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter.
Percentage of black families in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2020
The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
Black alone - with and without children under 18 years.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (August 19, 2021). Percentage of black families in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205059/percentage-of-poor-black-families--in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of black families in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2020." Chart. August 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205059/percentage-of-poor-black-families--in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Percentage of black families in the United States who live below the poverty level from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205059/percentage-of-poor-black-families--in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Black Families in The United States Who Live below The Poverty Level from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205059/percentage-of-poor-black-families--in-the-us/
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