In 2023, 9.7 percent of married-couple Hispanic 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.
Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Poverty rate
2023
9.7%
2022
10%
2021
9.9%
2020
9.9%
2019
9.4%
2018
10.1%
2017
10.3%
2016
11.8%
2015
13.5%
2014
15.2%
2013
14.2%
2012
16.6%
2011
15.9%
2010
17.3%
2009
16%
2008
15.6%
2007
13.4%
2006
13.3%
2005
13.8%
2004
14.7%
2003
15.7%
2002
15%
2001
13.8%
2000
14.2%
1999
14.4%
1998
15.7%
1997
17.4%
1996
18%
1995
18.9%
1994
19.5%
1993
19.1%
1992
18.8%
1991
19.1%
1990
17.5%
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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."
Hispanic (any race) - With and Without Children Under 18 Years
Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Hispanic Married-couple Families Living below The Poverty Line in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of Hispanic married-couple families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205184/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-married-couple-families-in-the-us/
