Poverty rates by race/ethnicity, 2006

Percent in poverty

Bar chart with 4 groups with 2 items per group.

Group 1, White, Non-Hispanic.
Item 1, Nonmetro 11.9.
Item 2, Metro 7.2.
Group 2, Black, Non-Hispanic.
Item 1, Nonmetro 30.1.
Item 2, Metro 23.3.
Group 3, Hispanic.
Item 1, Nonmetro 27.1.
Item 2, Metro 20.2.
Group 4, Total.
Item 1, Nonmetro 15.2.
Item 2, Metro 11.8.

Note: Metro and nonmetro definitions are based on the June 2003 Metropolitan area classification. Source: Prepared by the Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement.

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