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Black Poverty in America – 2010
The Census Bureau has released the 2010 report on poverty in America. Follow this site for in depth reports, and lots of charts, on this topic during the next week. For the 2002 report, the category the Census Bureau called “Black” was changed to read “Black alone” and a new category was added called “Black alone or in combination”. For this piece, the data was drawn from the first two categories. Black poverty in America is tied … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America 2009 – Black Poverty
The Census Bureau has released its annual report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance in the United States: 2009. Poverty among blacks in America reached record lows during the Clinton Administration and remained at near record lows for most of the Bush Administration. There is a core of poverty among blacks, however, that seems impossible to reach and most of those living within that poverty core are in families headed by single mothers. The Census Bureau estimates … Read entire article »
Filed under: Analysis, Original writing, Poverty, Reporting
Poverty in America – black poverty issues
The Census Bureau’s report titled Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 contains information on the poverty rates and total persons in poverty for several races. The races are self-defined by the individuals surveyed, and by the Census Bureau in standard terms that may not be helpful in studying this topic. Hispanics are listed as “of any race”. Blacks have been categorized in two differing ways, Black Alone and Black Alone or … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Poverty
Poverty in America 2007 – the Races
Click on a graph to see an enlarged image. INCOME LEVELS 2007 2000 1991 Black – over $25K 61.6% 61.0% 51.7% Black – over $50K 34.3% 32.2% 24.5% Hispanic – over $25K 69.3% 67.4% 60.4% Hispanic – over $50K 38.4% 35.6% 28.7% Clearly the earnings of both blacks and Hispanics over the last 17 years has improved significantly, with more of each population moving in to higher income levels. The average income for all blacks in 2007 was $46,631. This is the third highest average in history, exceeded only by the years 1999 and 2000. The average … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Poverty
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