Figure C
Hispanic individuals are disproportionately affected by poverty: Supplemental overall poverty rate and child poverty rate, by race and ethnicity, 2019–2022
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White overall | 8.2% | 6.5% | 5.7% | 9.1% |
| Hispanic overall | 18.8% | 14.0% | 11.2% | 19.3% |
| White children | 7.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% | 7.2% |
| Hispanic children | 20.3% | 14.7% | 8.4% | 19.5% |
Note: White refers to white non-Hispanic and Hispanic refers to Hispanic, any race. Children are defined as individuals under 18 years old.
Source: EPI analysis of United States Census Bureau Supplemental Poverty Measure data (Table B-2).
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- Despite a strong labor market, the choice to allow pandemic-era public assistance programs to expire increased poverty across all racial groups in 2022
- The strong labor market recovery has helped Latinx workers recover from the pandemic recession, but the end of economic relief measures worsened disparities that continue to demand policy attention
- The strong labor market recovery has helped Hispanic workers, but the end of economic relief measures has worsened income and poverty disparities
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