Poverty rates by selected race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro residence, 2019

Percent poor (individuals)

Bar chart with 5 groups and 2 items per group.

Group 1, White, alone.
Item 1, Nonmetro 13.3.
Item 2, Metro 9.7.
Group 2, Black/African American, alone.
Item 1, Nonmetro 30.7.
Item 2, Metro 20.4.
Group 3, American Indian/Alaska Native, alone.
Item 1, Nonmetro 29.6.
Item 2, Metro 19.4.
Group 4, Hispanic, any race.
Item 1, Nonmetro 21.7.
Item 2, Metro 16.9.
Group 5, White, alone, non-Hispanic.
Item 1, Nonmetro 12.7.
Item 2, Metro 8.2.

Note: "Alone" indicates a single answer to the race question; Hispanics may be any race. "White, alone, non-Hispanic" are individuals who responded "No, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino" and who reported "White" as their only entry in the race question.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, annual American Community Survey, 2019.