Poverty rose sharply for AIAN children in 2022, leaving them worse off than before the pandemic: Supplemental child poverty rate by race and ethnicity, 2019–2022
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone, not Hispanic | 7.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% | 7.2% |
| AIAN alone | 14.0% | 15.2% | 7.4% | 25.9% |
| AIAN alone or in combination | 13.7% | 12.6% | 8.1% | 18.5% |
Note: Race and ethnicity are not mutually exclusive for AIAN groups.
Source: EPI analysis of United States Census Bureau Supplemental Poverty Measure data (Table B-2).