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Poverty among All Ages by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%Estimated Percentage of the Population Below Poverty LevelPoverty among All Ages by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023WhiteBlackHispanicAsian
Race/EthnicityYearEstimated Percentage of the Population Below Poverty Level90% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit90% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitFootnotes

White

 1White201020105.8%5.5%6.1%
 1White201120115.9%5.6%6.2%
 1White201220126.2%6.0%6.4%
 1White201320136.6%6.3%6.9%
 1White201420146.4%6.1%6.7%
 1White201520156.3%6.0%6.6%
 1White201620166.4%6.1%6.7%
 1White201720175.9%5.6%6.2%
 1White201820185.5%5.2%5.8%
 1White201920195.6%5.3%5.9%
 1White20202020NA
 1White202120216.5%6.2%6.8%
 1White202220226.4%6.0%6.8%
 1White202320236.6%6.3%6.9%

Black

 2Black2010201018.9%17.9%19.9%
 2Black2011201120.0%18.9%21.1%
 2Black2012201220.5%19.5%21.5%
 2Black2013201321.4%20.2%22.6%
 2Black2014201419.3%18.4%20.2%
 2Black2015201518.3%17.3%19.3%
 2Black2016201617.2%16.1%18.3%
 2Black2017201718.1%16.9%19.3%
 2Black2018201816.1%15.1%17.1%
 2Black2019201915.8%14.9%16.7%
 2Black20202020NA
 2Black2021202115.7%14.6%16.8%
 2Black2022202216.3%14.9%17.7%
 2Black2023202316.1%14.7%17.5%

Hispanic

 3Hispanic2010201019.9%18.8%21.0%
 3Hispanic2011201119.6%18.8%20.4%
 3Hispanic2012201219.8%18.8%20.8%
 3Hispanic2013201321.7%20.7%22.7%
 3Hispanic2014201421.2%20.2%22.2%
 3Hispanic2015201520.0%19.1%20.9%
 3Hispanic2016201618.6%17.7%19.5%
 3Hispanic2017201717.4%16.5%18.3%
 3Hispanic2018201817.1%17.0%17.2%
 3Hispanic2019201915.8%14.9%16.7%
 3Hispanic20202020NA
 3Hispanic2021202118.2%17.2%19.2%
 3Hispanic2022202215.4%14.5%16.3%
 3Hispanic2023202315.5%14.5%16.5%

Asian

 4Asian201020107.9%6.9%8.9%
 4Asian201120116.9%5.9%7.9%
 4Asian201220126.5%5.7%7.3%
 4Asian201320136.1%5.4%6.8%
 4Asian201420146.8%6.1%7.5%
 4Asian201520157.1%6.3%7.9%
 4Asian201620166.8%6.1%7.5%
 4Asian201720176.6%5.9%7.3%
 4Asian201820187.1%6.3%7.9%
 4Asian201920195.5%4.8%6.2%
 4Asian20202020NA
 4Asian202120216.0%5.3%6.7%
 4Asian202220226.2%5.4%7.0%
 4Asian202320235.5%4.8%6.2%
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Why Is This Important?

Social determinants of health, such as income and poverty, have a major impact on health, well-being, and quality of life.

Definition

Estimated percentage of persons below poverty level in the past 12 months

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of persons below poverty level in the past 12 months

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 10/22/2024, Published on 10/23/2024
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)