Black tipped workers in D.C. are far more likely than white or Hispanic tipped workers to be in poverty: Poverty rates of District of Columbia tipped workers, by race/ethnicity
Race/ethnicity | Poverty rate |
---|---|
White | 12.1% |
Black | 18.5% |
Hispanic | 8.6% |
Asian or other race/ethnicity | 16.7% |
Notes: Hispanic workers include Hispanics of any race, and the race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (e.g., “white” refers to non-Hispanic white). Tipped occupations are listed in Appendix Table A1.
Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, pooled years 2012–2016 (Ruggles et al. 2018)