Larger average families is not why workers of color have higher poverty-wage rates: Average number of people per family, 1986–2017
| All | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/P.I. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.055 | 3.000 | 3.081 | 3.500 | |
| 1987 | 3.035 | 2.981 | 3.061 | 3.477 | |
| 1988 | 3.011 | 2.954 | 2.988 | 3.498 | |
| 1989 | 2.974 | 2.921 | 2.944 | 3.430 | 3.322 |
| 1990 | 2.989 | 2.916 | 2.989 | 3.500 | 3.370 |
| 1991 | 2.982 | 2.916 | 2.949 | 3.449 | 3.387 |
| 1992 | 2.964 | 2.899 | 2.935 | 3.433 | 3.315 |
| 1993 | 2.946 | 2.885 | 2.895 | 3.396 | 3.309 |
| 1994 | 2.953 | 2.890 | 2.893 | 3.429 | 3.318 |
| 1995 | 2.951 | 2.893 | 2.870 | 3.442 | 3.212 |
| 1996 | 2.934 | 2.874 | 2.854 | 3.373 | 3.253 |
| 1997 | 2.935 | 2.868 | 2.862 | 3.394 | 3.219 |
| 1998 | 2.922 | 2.857 | 2.809 | 3.388 | 3.213 |
| 1999 | 2.923 | 2.853 | 2.833 | 3.399 | 3.187 |
| 2000 | 2.922 | 2.834 | 2.819 | 3.428 | 3.185 |
| 2001 | 2.907 | 2.820 | 2.781 | 3.421 | 3.130 |
| 2002 | 2.894 | 2.809 | 2.784 | 3.377 | 3.107 |
| 2003 | 2.880 | 2.803 | 2.754 | 3.317 | 3.106 |
| 2004 | 2.886 | 2.804 | 2.744 | 3.341 | 3.114 |
| 2005 | 2.883 | 2.799 | 2.745 | 3.349 | 3.088 |
| 2006 | 2.868 | 2.780 | 2.713 | 3.326 | 3.116 |
| 2007 | 2.853 | 2.766 | 2.716 | 3.291 | 3.063 |
| 2008 | 2.854 | 2.769 | 2.720 | 3.274 | 3.092 |
| 2009 | 2.856 | 2.782 | 2.675 | 3.269 | 3.070 |
| 2010 | 2.861 | 2.776 | 2.679 | 3.304 | 3.086 |
| 2011 | 2.859 | 2.775 | 2.693 | 3.266 | 3.097 |
| 2012 | 2.851 | 2.763 | 2.696 | 3.236 | 3.062 |
| 2013 | 2.841 | 2.765 | 2.673 | 3.180 | 3.049 |
| 2014 | 2.855 | 2.778 | 2.708 | 3.165 | 3.086 |
| 2015 | 2.880 | 2.802 | 2.674 | 3.211 | 3.157 |
| 2016 | 2.875 | 2.798 | 2.696 | 3.179 | 3.119 |
| 2017 | 2.876 | 2.800 | 2.704 | 3.179 | 3.090 |
Notes: Persons are counted by CPS family ID. "Subfamilies" within the same household as the primary family are considered separate families.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata