Poverty Rates for Blacks and Hispanics Reached Historic Lows in 2019 In 2019, the poverty rate for the United States was 10 5%, the lowest since estimates were first released for 1959 Poverty rates declined between 2018 and 2019 for all major race and Hispanic origin groups Two of these groups, Blacks and Hispanics, reached historic lows in their poverty rates in 2019 The poverty rate for Blacks was 18 8%; for Hispanics, it was 15 7%
Income Poverty Data Tables - Census. gov The tables below provide income and poverty statistics displayed in tables with columns and rows Many tables are in downloadable in XLS, CVS and PDF file formats If you are using a screen reader and are having problems accessing data, please call 301-763-3243 (The Income Statistics Branch) or 301-763-3213 (The Poverty Statistics Branch) for assistance
Poverty - Census. gov If a family's total income is less than the official poverty threshold for a family of that size and composition, then they are considered to be in poverty