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Children in poverty by race and ethnicity
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Definition and Source
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Definition
Children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, by race and ethnicity.
The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. For 2023, the poverty threshold for a family of 4 with two children was $30,900. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey.
The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. For 2023, the poverty threshold for a family of 4 with two children was $30,900. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Data Source
PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census Supplementary Survey & American Community Survey table C17001.
Notes
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. - Data not available.
Beginning in 2020, any comparisons to prior estimates by race and ethnicity should be made with caution. Differences may be the result of demographic changes and/or differences in question wording, race reporting, or coding updates. For more information, visit the ACS Race User Note: Improvements to the Race Question.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in poverty by race and ethnicity.Last Updated
September 2024