Dataset Description
Definition
Children in poverty by race-ethnicity is the percentage of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below 100 percent of the federal poverty threshold.
Data Source
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Estimates.
Notes
S = Data is suppressed when the estimate is unreliable.
Updated 5/15/2026
Last Updated
2026-05
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