In 2023, 6.5 percent of Black married-couple families were living below the poverty line in the United States. 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.
Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Poverty rate of families
2023
6.5%
2022
5.6%
2021
7.2%
2020
6.2%
2019
6.4%
2018
7.1%
2017
6.8%
2016
7.5%
2015
8%
2014
8.9%
2013
8.9%
2012
9.8%
2011
9.4%
2010
8.8%
2009
8.6%
2008
7.9%
2007
6.8%
2006
7.9%
2005
8.3%
2004
9.1%
2003
7.8%
2002
7.9%
2001
7.8%
2000
6.3%
1999
7.1%
1998
7.3%
1997
8%
1996
9.1%
1995
8.5%
1994
8.7%
1993
12.3%
1992
13%
1991
11%
1990
12.6%
Zoomable Statistic: Select the range in the chart you want to zoom in on.
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."
Black only - with and without children under 18 years.
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Poverty Rate of Black Married-couple Families in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Poverty rate of Black married-couple families in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205097/percentage-of-poor-black-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
