In 2023, 14.4 percent of Hispanic families were living below the poverty level in the United States. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.
Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of poor Hispanic families
2023
14.4%
2022
15.2%
2021
15%
2020
14.8%
2019
13.9%
2018
15.5%
2017
16.3%
2016
17.3%
2015
19.6%
2014
21.5%
2013
21.6%
2012
23.5%
2011
22.9%
2010
24.3%
2009
22.7%
2008
21.3%
2007
19.7%
2006
18.9%
2005
19.7%
2004
20.5%
2003
20.8%
2002
19.7%
2001
19.4%
2000
19.2%
1999
20.5%
1998
22.7%
1997
24.7%
1996
26.4%
1995
27%
1994
27.8%
1993
27.3%
1992
26.7%
1991
26.5%
1990
25%
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The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."
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Further information regarding the poverty threshold can be accessed here.
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US Census Bureau. (September 16, 2024). Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. September 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Hispanic Families Living below The Poverty Line in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of Hispanic families living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/205175/percentage-of-poor-hispanic-families-in-the-us/
