Women, Children and People of Color Most Likely to Experience Poverty
Nov 01, 2013
2012 Poverty Rate
Men (18 and over) 11%
Women (18 and over) 14.5%
Children 21.9%
Non-Hispanic White 9.7%
Asian American 11.7%
Black 27.2%
Hispanic 25.6%
All 15%
Source: Center for American Progress (November 2013). Resetting the Poverty Debate: Renewing Our Commitment to Shared Prosperity. Washington DC: Author. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/182faq2