How do race and Hispanic origin relate to poverty? Official data for specific groups
In 2015, the poverty rates among racial and ethnic groups in
the United States ranged from 10 percent to 26
percent.
The poverty rates for racial and ethnic subgroups were
11.6% for White
9.1% for White (not Hispanic)
24.1% for Black
11.4% for Asian
21.4% for Hispanic (of any race)
Another way to think about the relationship between poverty
and race or ethnicity is to consider how the racial and
ethnic distribution of people in poverty compares to that of
the total poor population.
Comparing populations in poverty, in 2015 Blacks, and
Hispanics comprised a greater share of the poor e population
in poverty than their share of the general population. However,
the number of Whites in poverty, an estimated 28.5
million, is greater than the number of poor from all other
racial or ethnic categories combined.
