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Children below 200% poverty by race (Percent) – 2011

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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United States
American Indian	65%
Asian and Pacific Islander	32%
Black or African American	65%
Hispanic or Latino	65%
Non-Hispanic White	32%
Total	45%

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Alabama
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	72%
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	39%
Total	51%

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Alaska
American Indian	61%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	28%
Total	39%

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Arizona
American Indian	77%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	68%
Non-Hispanic White	35%
Total	53%

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Arkansas
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	76%
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	45%
Total	55%

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California
American Indian	60%
Asian and Pacific Islander	31%
Black or African American	59%
Hispanic or Latino	64%
Non-Hispanic White	25%
Total	48%

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Colorado
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	63%
Non-Hispanic White	26%
Total	40%

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Connecticut
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	59%
Hispanic or Latino	62%
Non-Hispanic White	16%
Total	30%

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Delaware
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	24%
Total	40%

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Florida
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	32%
Black or African American	71%
Hispanic or Latino	61%
Non-Hispanic White	35%
Total	50%

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Georgia
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	65%
Hispanic or Latino	73%
Non-Hispanic White	34%
Total	50%

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Hawaii
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	32%
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	S
Total	36%

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Idaho
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	74%
Non-Hispanic White	42%
Total	48%

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Illinois
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	25%
Black or African American	68%
Hispanic or Latino	64%
Non-Hispanic White	27%
Total	43%

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Indiana
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	70%
Hispanic or Latino	71%
Non-Hispanic White	38%
Total	45%

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Iowa
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	72%
Non-Hispanic White	34%
Total	40%

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Kansas
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	68%
Non-Hispanic White	33%
Total	43%

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Kentucky
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	71%
Hispanic or Latino	71%
Non-Hispanic White	45%
Total	49%

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Louisiana
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	74%
Hispanic or Latino	59%
Non-Hispanic White	32%
Total	50%

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Maine
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	41%
Total	43%

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Maryland
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	23%
Black or African American	42%
Hispanic or Latino	48%
Non-Hispanic White	18%
Total	30%

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Massachusetts
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	29%
Black or African American	53%
Hispanic or Latino	66%
Non-Hispanic White	19%
Total	30%

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Michigan
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	30%
Black or African American	73%
Hispanic or Latino	66%
Non-Hispanic White	36%
Total	46%

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Minnesota
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	46%
Black or African American	73%
Hispanic or Latino	62%
Non-Hispanic White	25%
Total	34%

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Mississippi
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	78%
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	41%
Total	58%

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Missouri
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	69%
Hispanic or Latino	62%
Non-Hispanic White	39%
Total	45%

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Montana
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	40%
Total	46%

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Nebraska
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	69%
Non-Hispanic White	31%
Total	41%

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Nevada
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	67%
Non-Hispanic White	33%
Total	50%

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New Hampshire
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	27%
Total	29%

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New Jersey
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	18%
Black or African American	51%
Hispanic or Latino	56%
Non-Hispanic White	17%
Total	31%

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New Mexico
American Indian	73%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	65%
Non-Hispanic White	33%
Total	57%

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New York
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	46%
Black or African American	58%
Hispanic or Latino	62%
Non-Hispanic White	29%
Total	43%

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North Carolina
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	68%
Hispanic or Latino	77%
Non-Hispanic White	34%
Total	50%

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North Dakota
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	27%
Total	35%

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Ohio
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	22%
Black or African American	77%
Hispanic or Latino	63%
Non-Hispanic White	38%
Total	45%

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Oklahoma
American Indian	57%
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	68%
Hispanic or Latino	70%
Non-Hispanic White	40%
Total	49%

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Oregon
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	68%
Non-Hispanic White	40%
Total	47%

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Pennsylvania
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	35%
Black or African American	67%
Hispanic or Latino	67%
Non-Hispanic White	31%
Total	40%

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Rhode Island
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	26%
Total	41%

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South Carolina
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	73%
Hispanic or Latino	74%
Non-Hispanic White	36%
Total	52%

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South Dakota
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	31%
Total	41%

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Tennessee
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	70%
Hispanic or Latino	78%
Non-Hispanic White	42%
Total	50%

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Texas
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	29%
Black or African American	60%
Hispanic or Latino	68%
Non-Hispanic White	27%
Total	51%

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Utah
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	68%
Non-Hispanic White	33%
Total	40%

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Vermont
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	35%
Total	36%

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Virginia
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	23%
Black or African American	53%
Hispanic or Latino	51%
Non-Hispanic White	24%
Total	34%

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Washington
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	31%
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	66%
Non-Hispanic White	31%
Total	40%

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West Virginia
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	47%
Total	49%

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Wisconsin
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	50%
Black or African American	79%
Hispanic or Latino	65%
Non-Hispanic White	31%
Total	40%

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Wyoming
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	32%
Total	38%

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District of Columbia
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	S
Hispanic or Latino	S
Non-Hispanic White	1%
Total	45%

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Puerto Rico
American Indian	S
Asian and Pacific Islander	S
Black or African American	87%
Hispanic or Latino	81%
Non-Hispanic White	S
Total	81%

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Virgin Islands
American Indian	N.A.
Asian and Pacific Islander	N.A.
Black or African American	N.A.
Hispanic or Latino	N.A.
Non-Hispanic White	N.A.
Total	N.A.

Definitions: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In 2011, a 200% poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $45,622. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 through 2011 American Community Survey. The data for this measure come from the 2005 through 2011 American Community Survey (ACS). Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census. More...

Footnotes: Updated November 2012.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available. A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children below 200% poverty by race.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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