| Q: |
Does the proportion of juveniles in poverty vary by race and ethnicity? |
| A: |
In 2020, black and American Indian youth were about three times more likely to live in poverty than white youth. |
Percent under age 18 in poverty, by race/ethnicity, 2002-2020
| Year |
White* |
Black* |
Indian* |
Asian/P.I.* |
Multi-racial* |
Hispanic |
| 2002 |
9.4% |
32.3% |
35.2% |
11.7% |
14.5% |
28.6% |
| 2003 |
9.8% |
34.0% |
30.4% |
12.1% |
18.4% |
29.7% |
| 2004 |
10.5% |
33.7% |
31.2% |
9.7% |
18.3% |
28.9% |
| 2005 |
10.0% |
34.5% |
29.4% |
11.1% |
16.9% |
28.3% |
| 2006 |
10.0% |
33.3% |
40.5% |
11.9% |
18.3% |
26.9% |
| 2007 |
10.1% |
34.4% |
26.0% |
12.6% |
17.7% |
28.7% |
| 2008 |
10.6% |
34.7% |
31.3% |
14.5% |
17.5% |
30.6% |
| 2009 |
11.9% |
35.7% |
34.0% |
14.2% |
24.0% |
33.1% |
| 2010 |
12.3% |
39.1% |
34.7% |
14.0% |
23.0% |
34.9% |
| 2011 |
12.5% |
38.8% |
35.1% |
13.3% |
23.1% |
34.1% |
| 2012 |
12.3% |
38.4% |
48.1% |
13.1% |
20.9% |
33.8% |
| 2013 |
10.7% |
39.1% |
36.3% |
10.2% |
19.3% |
30.4% |
| 2014 |
12.3% |
37.3% |
37.2% |
12.7% |
18.3% |
31.9% |
| 2015 |
12.1% |
33.6% |
33.9% |
12.6% |
18.4% |
28.9% |
| 2016 |
10.8% |
30.9% |
31.0% |
10.6% |
17.8% |
26.6% |
| 2017 |
10.9% |
28.7% |
31.1% |
11.4% |
19.1% |
25.0% |
| 2018 |
8.9% |
30.1% |
29.0% |
11.4% |
15.1% |
23.7% |
| 2019 |
8.2% |
26.5% |
20.2% |
7.1% |
15.4% |
20.9% |
| 2020 |
9.5% |
27.9% |
30.3% |
7.7% |
16.4% |
23.0% |
*Race groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanic persons can be of any race.
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- In 2020, Hispanic youth under age 18 were more than twice as likely to live in poverty as white and Asian/Pacific Islander youth.
- More than one-third (37%) of the 11.6 million youth younger than 18 living in poverty in 2020 were Hispanic, while white youth accounted for 30% of all youth in poverty, and black youth accounted for 24%.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01404.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on October 13, 2021. Data Source: Data for 2002 through 2017 adapted from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Survey (CPS) Table Creator. Retrieved November 2018 from:
[ http://www.census.gov/cps/data/cpstablecreator.html]. Data for 2018 a though 2020 adapted from the U.S. Census Bureau, Microdata Access, CPS Annual Social and Economic (March) Supplement 201903/202003.202103. Available from https://data.census.gov/mdat/#/. Accessed on September 2021.
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