Children below 200% poverty by race and ethnicity in the United States

Definitions: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes less than 200% 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 2021, a 200% poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $54,958. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children).

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 through 2019, 2021 American Community Survey.

Footnotes: Updated November 2022.
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 and ethnicity.

Definitions: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes less than 200% 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 2021, a 200% poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $54,958. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children).

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 through 2019, 2021 American Community Survey.

Footnotes: Updated November 2022.
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 and ethnicity.