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Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families by race and ethnicity in United States

Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families by race and ethnicity

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 living in families whose income was less than twice the federal poverty level by race and ethnicity.

The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In 2020, a 200% poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $54,958. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children).

Data Source

Population Reference Bureau analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2010 through 2016-2020 American Community Survey.

Notes

Updated December 2022.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who live in low-income families by race and ethnicity.

Last Updated

January 2023