State of the Union 2017: Poverty

Though some gaps have narrowed, there remain substantial racial-ethnic differences in poverty, with blacks and Native Americans continuing to experience the highest poverty rates, Hispanics following with slightly lower rates, and whites and Asians experiencing the lowest poverty rates. The sizes of these racial-ethnic gaps often differ substantially by region, with black women in the rural South, for example, facing poverty rates as high as 37 percent.

Reference Information

Author: 

Linda M. Burton,
Marybeth Mattingly,
Juan Pedroza,
Whitney Welsh
Publisher: 
Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Publication Date: 
June 2017