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About equal numbers of Black and White children are living in poverty

Year Asian White Hispanic Black
1976 4.8 1.4 3.8
1977 4.7 1.4 3.9
1978 4.5 1.4 3.8
1979 4.7 1.5 3.8
1980 5.5 1.7 4.0
1981 5.9 1.9 4.2
1982 6.6 2.2 4.5
1983 6.6 2.3 4.4
1984 6.2 2.4 4.4
1985 5.7 2.6 4.2
1986 5.8 2.5 4.1
1987 0.5 5.2 2.7 4.4
1988 0.5 4.9 2.6 4.3
1989 0.4 5.1 2.6 4.4
1990 0.4 5.5 2.9 4.6
1991 0.4 5.9 3.1 4.8
1992 0.4 6.0 3.6 5.1
1993 0.4 6.3 3.9 5.1
1994 0.3 5.8 4.1 4.9
1995 0.6 5.1 4.1 4.8
1996 0.6 5.1 4.2 4.5
1997 0.6 5.2 4.0 4.2
1998 0.6 4.8 3.8 4.2
1999 0.4 4.2 3.7 3.8
2000 0.4 4.0 3.5 3.6
2001 0.4 4.2 3.6 3.5
2002 0.3 4.1 3.8 3.6
2003 0.3 4.2 4.1 3.9
2004 0.3 4.5 4.1 3.8
2005 0.3 4.3 4.1 3.8
2006 0.4 4.2 4.1 3.8
2007 0.4 4.3 4.5 3.9
2008 0.4 4.4 5.0 3.9
2009 0.5 4.9 5.6 4.0
2010 0.5 4.9 6.1 4.4
2011 0.5 4.9 6.0 4.3
2012 0.5 4.8 6.0 4.2
2013 0.4 4.1 5.4 4.2
2014 0.5 4.7 5.7 4.1
2015 0.5 4.6 5.3 3.7
2016 0.4 4.1 4.9 3.4
2017 0.4 3.8 4.6 3.4
2018 0.5 3.3 4.4 3.3
2019 0.3 3.0 3.9 2.9
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