1995 U.S. Poverty Rates by Race and Ethnicity | Data Visualization #2327751 (License: Personal Use)

The chart displays two metrics for four racial/ethnic groups in 1995: poverty rate (percentage of each group living below the poverty line) and % of poor (share of the total impoverished population). Whites had the lowest poverty rate (~8%) but constituted the largest share of the poor (~45%), while Asians had the lowest poverty rate (~15%) and smallest share of the poor (~5%).

Used in socioeconomic reports, academic articles, or policy briefs analyzing historical inequality; targets researchers, students, and policymakers seeking demographic poverty trends in the mid-1990s.