Year | Poverty Rate | YoY % Change |
---|---|---|
2010 |
15.3% | |
2011 |
15.9% | 4.0% |
2012 |
15.9% | 0.0% |
2013 |
15.8% | 0.0% |
2014 |
15.5% | 2.0% |
2015 |
14.7% | 5.0% |
2016 |
14.0% | 4.0% |
2017 |
13.4% | 4.0% |
Race | Population | Poverty Rate | Population |
---|---|---|---|
Black |
38,930,998 |
25.2% | 12.4% |
American Indian |
2,543,751 |
26.8% | 0.8% |
Asian |
16,857,223 |
11.9% | 5.4% |
Pacific Islander |
552,118 |
19.0% | 0.2% |
Other |
15,258,382 |
23.8% | 4.9% |
Two Or More Races |
9,767,040 |
18.4% | 3.1% |
White |
192,755,384 |
10.3% | 61.6% |
Hispanic |
55,380,874 |
22.2% | 17.7% |
Understanding where poverty hits hardest in the United States can be better understood by segmenting poverty by whether or not the resident is in school or not.
Poverty for younger ages in the United States is seen as the most undesirable for the future of the community.
Poverty for developing children and young adults in the United States can have drastic impacts on graduation and college attendance rates.
Adult students in college, graduate or professional schools generally bring employers, revenue and higher living wages post-graduation and are seen as a positive to the community.
Age | Poverty Rate |
---|---|
Children Under 6 |
22.4% |
Children 6 to 11 Years Old |
20.7% |
Adolescents 12 to 17 Years Old |
18.0% |
Adults 18 to 59 Years Old |
14.0% |
Adults 60 to 74 Years Old |
9.4% |
75 to 84 Years Old |
10.1% |
Over 85 Years Old |
11.6% |
The Poverty Rate for men who live in the United States is 13.3%.
The Poverty Rate for women who live in the United States is 15.8%.
20,408,626 of 153,288,784 males in the United States live below the poverty line.
25,241,719 of 159,759,779 females in the United States live below the poverty line.
The Poverty Rate for residents of the United States who were born citizens of the United States is 14.2%.
The Poverty Rate for residents of the United States who were born citizens of a country other than the US is 17.2%.
Of the 270,593,762 residents of the United States who were born citizens of the United States, 38,366,125 (14.2%) had income levels below the poverty line within the past year.
Conversely, 7,284,220 (17.2%) of 42,454,801 residents of the United States who were born citizens of a country other than the US reported income levels below the poverty line within the past year.
Rank | State | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|
1st |
New Hampshire |
8.1% |
2nd |
Maryland |
9.7% |
3rd |
Connecticut |
10.1% |
4th |
Alaska |
10.2% |
5th |
Hawaii |
10.3% |
6th |
Minnesota |
10.5% |
7th |
New Jersey |
10.7% |
8th |
Utah |
11.0% |
9th |
North Dakota |
11.0% |
10th |
Massachusetts |
11.1% |
11th |
Wyoming |
11.1% |
12th |
Virginia |
11.2% |
13th |
Vermont |
11.4% |
14th |
Colorado |
11.5% |
15th |
Nebraska |
12.0% |
16th |
Iowa |
12.0% |
17th |
Delaware |
12.1% |
18th |
Washington |
12.2% |
19th |
Wisconsin |
12.3% |
20th |
Kansas |
12.8% |
21st |
Maine |
12.9% |
22nd |
Pennsylvania |
13.1% |
23rd |
Rhode Island |
13.4% |
24th |
Illinois |
13.5% |
25th |
South Dakota |
13.9% |
26th |
Nevada |
14.2% |
27th |
Montana |
14.4% |
28th |
Idaho |
14.5% |
29th |
Indiana |
14.6% |
30th |
Missouri |
14.6% |
31st |
Oregon |
14.9% |
32nd |
Ohio |
14.9% |
33rd |
New York |
15.1% |
34th |
California |
15.1% |
35th |
Florida |
15.5% |
36th |
Michigan |
15.6% |
37th |
Texas |
16.0% |
38th |
North Carolina |
16.1% |
39th |
Oklahoma |
16.2% |
40th |
South Carolina |
16.6% |
41st |
Tennessee |
16.7% |
42nd |
Georgia |
16.9% |
43rd |
Arizona |
17.0% |
44th |
West Virginia |
17.8% |
45th |
Alabama |
18.0% |
46th |
Arkansas |
18.1% |
47th |
Kentucky |
18.3% |
48th |
Louisiana |
19.6% |
49th |
New Mexico |
20.6% |
50th |
Mississippi |
21.5% |
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