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How poor are Americans? (In 2016 there were 40.6 million people in poverty…
How poor are Americans?
Statistics
Adults not working - 31%
Single moms - 26%
Adults with a disability - 25%
Adults without a high school diploma - 25%
Black Americans - 21%
Foreign born non-citizens - 19%
Hispanic Americans - 18%
All children - 18%
Single dads - 12%
Seniors - 9%
Married couples - 5%
Adults with college degree or higher - 5%
Full time working adults - 2%
In 2016 there were 40.6 million people in poverty
2.5 million fewer than in 2015 and 6.0 million fewer than in 2014
The poverty rate in 2016 = 12.7 percent
The poverty rate in 2007 = 12.5 percent
16,3% of these are woman
13,8% of these are men
Children in proverity = 21,2%
Seniors in proverity 9,3%
Native american = 27,6%
black = 26.2%
Hispanics = 26,4%
white = 12,4%
Asians = 12.3%
North vs south
South
One in three live in poor neighborhoods
More than 25percent of the country - 77million Americans - lives in high poverty areas
In the South, more than 30percent live in high poverty areas, which have at least 20percent of residents living below the federal poverty line
The number of Americans grew by 45percent between 2000 and 2010
The number of Americans living in poor neighborhoods sky-rocketed more than 56percent
North
Wealth inequality is a recurring theme among the causes of poverty in North America
