U.S. poverty rate of white, non-Hispanic families 1990-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 17, 2024

In 2023, 5.3 percent of white, non-Hispanic families in the United States were living below the poverty level. 
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing, and shelter.

Share of white non-Hispanic families who live below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023

CharacteristicShare of families
2023 5.3%
2022 6.1%
2021 5.6%
2020 5.8%
2019 5%
2018 5.8%
2017 6%
2016 6.3%
2015 6.4%
2014 7.3%
2013 6.9%
2012 7.1%
2011 7.3%
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September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
White alone, not hispanic - with and without children under 18 years.
Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.

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