The burden of poverty falls disproportionately over children of color: Child supplemental poverty rates by race and ethnicity, 2024
| SPM | |
|---|---|
| White | 6.7% |
| Black | 22.9% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| Asian | 9.6% |
| AIAN | 16.6% |
Note: AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive for all groups except Asian and AIAN (i.e., white alone non-Hispanic, Black alone non-Hispanic, Asian alone, AIAN alone or in any combination, and Hispanic any race).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States: 2024 data (Table B-2).