In 2022, 6.1 percent of white, non-Hispanic families in the United States were living below the poverty level.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter.
Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022
The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
White alone, not hispanic - with and without children under 18 years.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 12, 2023). Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31
US Census Bureau. "Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31
US Census Bureau. (2023). Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31
US Census Bureau. "Share of White Non-hispanic Families Who Live below The Poverty Line in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31
US Census Bureau, Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31 (last visited August 30, 2024)
Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205015/percentage-of-poor-white-families-in-the-us/?session=4472a0df5bc3532151740b331f91cd31