Figure A
Demographic breakdown of persons below the poverty line, by age, gender, and race, 2015
| Gender | 46.8% | 53.2% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 26.1% | 59.6% | 14.2% | ||
| Race | 43.0% | 21.0% | 27.9% | 6.4% | 1.7% |
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Poverty line based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2015
Previous chart: « Educational attainment of low-wage workers, 1979 and 2015
Next chart: Percentage of persons below the poverty line, within each race/ethnicity, 2015 »