Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Low-Income Families

Across the country, low-income status varies significantly by race and ethnicity. Currently, 13.4 million families with children are below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level, and 30 percent are Hispanic, 22 percent are black or African American, and 6 percent are other nonwhites. From the Urban Institute, this fact sheet provides statistics on racial and ethnic differences in family structure, work effort, nativity or immigration status, earnings, and education.