Chart: Black, AIAN, and Hispanic children are more than twice as likely as white or Asian children to live in poverty: Child poverty rates by race and ethnicity, 2023

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Black, AIAN, and Hispanic children are more than twice as likely as white or Asian children to live in poverty: Child poverty rates by race and ethnicity, 2023

Race	Child Poverty Rate
All children	18.0%
Black	30.1%
American Indian Alaska Native	24.4%
Hispanic	24.0%
White	11.1%
Asian	9.2%

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Note: Five-year tables used to ensure adequate sample sizes for children of each racial and ethnic background. Poverty rate for all children based on one-year U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey Table S1703.

Source: Author’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. 2023a. Published tables B17001–BB17001I: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Sex by Age. Public data series accessed via the Census data tool. Accessed March 2025.

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