In 2024, the poverty rates among racial and ethnic groups in the
United States ranged from about 8 percent to about 18 percent.
The poverty rates for racial and ethnic subgroups were:
11.5% for White (any race)
7.6% for White (not Hispanic)
18.4% for Black
7.5% for Asian
15.0% 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
population.
In 2024, the overall poverty rate in the United States was
10.6%. Poverty rates by gender ranged from 9.6% to 11.6%.
Poverty rates by gender were:
9.6% male
11.6% female
Another way to think about the relationship between poverty
and gender is to look at how the gender distribution of
people in poverty compares to that of the population as a whole.
The Census Bureau reports poverty rates by educational attainment
for people aged 25 and older. In 2024, the overall poverty
rate for people aged 25 and older was 9.2%.
In 2024, the overall poverty rate was 10.6%. Approximately
8.1% of all families in the United States were in
poverty. Poverty rates by type of family ranged from 4.3%
to 30.8%.
