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How many Hispanic Americans are poor and live below the poverty level?

July 31, 2020 by Karen Hill

As of 1994, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 30.7 percent, nearly a third, of Hispanic Americans lived below the poverty level.

That means that a family of four would make under $15,141 per year.

Poverty is more widespread among Hispanic Americans than among white Americans. The proportion of white Americans living under the poverty line was 11.7 percent in 1994.

The poverty rate among black Americans was comparable to that among Hispanic Americans: 30.6 percent of blacks lived below the poverty level.

As of 1994, Hispanic American income per person was only 57 percent of the national average.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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