Table 4.

Percent of Persons and Children Below Poverty, 1980 to 2006

Year	White	Black	Asian & Pacific Islander	Hispanic
All Persons Below Poverty
1980	10.2	32.5	NA	25.7
1990	10.7	31.9	12.2	28.1
2000	9.5	22.5	9.9	21.5
2006	10.3	24.3	10.3	20.6
Children Below Poverty1
1980	13.4	42.1	NA	33.0
1990	15.1	44.2	17.0	37.7
2000	12.4	30.9	12.5	27.6
2006	13.6	33.0	12.0	26.6

U.S. Census Bureau, 2008⁴⁴ (Tables 689,690)

¹Children in families under 18 years old

NA = Not Available