Poverty in America 2006 - the Races
| INCOME LEVELS | 2006 |
2000 |
1991 |
| Black - over $25K | 60.6% | 61.0% | 51.7% |
| Black - over $50K | 32.3% | 32.2% | 24.5% |
| Hispanic - over $25K | 68.2% | 67.4% | 60.4% |
| Hispanic - over $50K | 36.7% | 35.6% | 28.7% |
| POVERTY LEVELS | 2006 |
2000 |
1991 |
| Black | 24.2% | 22.5% | 32.7% |
| Hispanic | 20.6% | 21.5% | 28.7% |
Black poverty remains higher than other races. However, at its current rate, it is near a historical low. Until the mid 1990’s, the rate was over 30%. Only in the three Clinton boom years, 1999-2001, do we see the black poverty rate lower than it was in 2006.
The 2006 poverty rate for Hispanics of 20.6% is a record low, with data kept back to 1972.
Real per capita income rose for all race groups and Hispanics between 2005 and 2006, with Asians experiencing the largest increase.22 Overall per capita income rose by 1.9 percent. The per capita income of non-Hispanic Whites, Blacks, and Asians increased by 1.8 percent, 2.7 percent, and 8.0 percent, respectively. The per capita income of Hispanics rose by 3.1 percent.23 The last time all race groups experienced a simultaneous increase in per capita income was in 1999.
| POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES 2006 | ||||
| Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 report [PDF] | ||||
| Overview - 2006 |
Race - 2006 |
Sex - 2006 |
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| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||
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