Child Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity - Rankings - diversitydata.org - data for diverse and equitable metropolitan areas

Child Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity

Year: 1999; Race/Ethnicity: All; Ordered: alphabetically; Region: 100 Largest MSAs

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Scale Range: 3.3% – 54.9%

1: Akron, OH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.4%
Hispanic	12.6%
Black	39.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	14.0%
Indian	13.8%

2: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.0%
Hispanic	32.4%
Black	39.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.3%
Indian	45.7%

3: Albuquerque, NM	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.1%
Hispanic	23.6%
Black	26.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.0%
Indian	34.4%

4: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Hispanic	36.4%
Black	36.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.6%
Indian	28.4%

5: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.5%
Hispanic	20.1%
Black	21.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.3%
Indian	18.2%

6: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.2%
Hispanic	27.1%
Black	35.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.9%
Indian	21.5%

7: Austin-Round Rock, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.3%
Hispanic	21.7%
Black	23.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.9%
Indian	19.4%

8: Bakersfield, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	15.2%
Hispanic	37.3%
Black	46.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	19.8%
Indian	30.0%

9: Baltimore-Towson, MD	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.0%
Hispanic	12.2%
Black	27.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.7%
Indian	23.7%

10: Baton Rouge, LA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.8%
Hispanic	23.2%
Black	40.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	23.7%
Indian	8.6%

11: Birmingham-Hoover, AL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.2%
Hispanic	30.6%
Black	34.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.3%
Indian	13.5%

12: Boise City-Nampa, ID	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.6%
Hispanic	24.5%
Black	21.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.4%
Indian	23.7%

13: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.7%
Hispanic	31.7%
Black	24.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	16.4%
Indian	29.3%

14: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.3%
Hispanic	23.9%
Black	19.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	6.9%
Indian	24.7%

15: Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.2%
Hispanic	46.5%
Black	44.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	19.1%
Indian	36.6%

16: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.0%
Hispanic	24.3%
Black	40.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.5%
Indian	20.3%

17: Charleston-North Charleston, SC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Hispanic	25.5%
Black	36.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.9%
Indian	21.7%

18: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.1%
Hispanic	27.4%
Black	23.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	6.5%
Indian	17.7%

19: Chattanooga, TN-GA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.5%
Hispanic	23.3%
Black	37.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	6.5%
Indian	30.8%

20: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.3%
Hispanic	19.6%
Black	33.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.7%
Indian	24.5%

21: Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.0%
Hispanic	19.8%
Black	36.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.9%
Indian	18.4%

22: Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Hispanic	28.9%
Black	37.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.9%
Indian	34.8%

23: Colorado Springs, CO	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.3%
Hispanic	18.6%
Black	21.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.5%
Indian	14.8%

24: Columbia, SC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Hispanic	24.1%
Black	27.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	20.4%
Indian	29.1%

25: Columbus, OH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.1%
Hispanic	17.5%
Black	30.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.7%
Indian	16.4%

26: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.7%
Hispanic	23.7%
Black	25.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.6%
Indian	18.3%

27: Dayton, OH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.5%
Hispanic	20.5%
Black	33.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.3%
Indian	12.5%

28: Denver-Aurora, CO	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.6%
Hispanic	21.0%
Black	22.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.3%
Indian	23.8%

29: Des Moines, IA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.4%
Hispanic	25.6%
Black	35.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.4%
Indian	14.9%

30: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Hispanic	19.9%
Black	32.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.8%
Indian	17.5%

31: El Paso, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.8%
Hispanic	35.2%
Black	21.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.1%
Indian	30.0%

32: Fresno, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	12.2%
Hispanic	37.7%
Black	42.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	53.4%
Indian	43.9%

33: Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.7%
Hispanic	24.4%
Black	30.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.4%
Indian	21.8%

34: Greensboro-High Point, NC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.4%
Hispanic	26.2%
Black	26.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	16.9%
Indian	22.1%

35: Greenville, SC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.4%
Hispanic	28.3%
Black	28.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.3%
Indian	24.7%

36: Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Hispanic	34.8%
Black	29.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.5%
Indian	11.6%

37: Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.6%
Hispanic	36.0%
Black	25.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.9%
Indian	13.1%

38: Honolulu, HI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.9%
Hispanic	20.2%
Black	8.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.6%
Indian	14.6%

39: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.2%
Hispanic	26.5%
Black	28.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.5%
Indian	17.4%

40: Indianapolis, IN	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Hispanic	18.0%
Black	28.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.9%
Indian	15.3%

41: Jackson, MS	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.2%
Hispanic	32.4%
Black	37.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	14.0%
Indian	32.4%

42: Jacksonville, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.6%
Hispanic	16.0%
Black	29.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.0%
Indian	24.2%

43: Kansas City, MO-KS	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.6%
Hispanic	19.8%
Black	30.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.5%
Indian	13.6%

44: Knoxville, TN	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.9%
Hispanic	30.7%
Black	43.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.1%
Indian	33.1%

45: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.9%
Hispanic	31.3%
Black	36.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	16.4%
Indian	37.1%

46: Lancaster, PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.1%
Hispanic	33.8%
Black	34.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.0%
Indian	14.6%

47: Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.4%
Hispanic	19.9%
Black	29.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.5%
Indian	18.4%

48: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.4%
Hispanic	21.3%
Black	34.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.0%
Indian	14.5%

49: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.6%
Hispanic	28.9%
Black	32.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.3%
Indian	27.2%

50: Louisville, KY-IN	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.1%
Hispanic	26.9%
Black	39.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.9%
Indian	15.2%

51: Madison, WI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.9%
Hispanic	23.6%
Black	36.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	22.9%
Indian	7.6%

52: McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	16.6%
Hispanic	47.3%
Black	40.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	6.9%
Indian	52.8%

53: Memphis, TN-MS-AR	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Hispanic	20.2%
Black	35.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.6%
Indian	16.1%

54: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.8%
Hispanic	20.2%
Black	32.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.7%
Indian	30.7%

55: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.3%
Hispanic	28.2%
Black	42.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	18.8%
Indian	28.7%

56: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.7%
Hispanic	19.3%
Black	33.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	25.5%
Indian	27.2%

57: Modesto, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	13.0%
Hispanic	27.3%
Black	31.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	35.4%
Indian	28.2%

58: Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.1%
Hispanic	28.2%
Black	31.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.8%
Indian	9.4%

59: New Haven-Milford, CT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.5%
Hispanic	32.7%
Black	29.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	5.7%
Indian	18.5%

60: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.2%
Hispanic	20.4%
Black	44.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	23.1%
Indian	18.4%

61: New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.4%
Hispanic	32.2%
Black	29.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.7%
Indian	33.7%

62: Ogden-Clearfield, UT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.4%
Hispanic	23.2%
Black	18.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.2%
Indian	39.2%

63: Oklahoma City, OK	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.6%
Hispanic	31.6%
Black	39.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.2%
Indian	23.4%

64: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.8%
Hispanic	19.5%
Black	38.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	6.0%
Indian	31.0%

65: Orlando, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.7%
Hispanic	19.7%
Black	30.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.3%
Indian	20.4%

66: Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.6%
Hispanic	19.8%
Black	15.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.6%
Indian	19.2%

67: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.2%
Hispanic	18.9%
Black	37.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	14.5%
Indian	11.3%

68: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.4%
Hispanic	37.3%
Black	31.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	17.1%
Indian	30.0%

69: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.0%
Hispanic	28.5%
Black	26.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.9%
Indian	35.6%

70: Pittsburgh, PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.9%
Hispanic	21.7%
Black	42.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.1%
Indian	17.2%

71: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.9%
Hispanic	25.4%
Black	30.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.3%
Indian	16.6%

72: Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.4%
Hispanic	22.0%
Black	26.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.2%
Indian	33.9%

73: Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.8%
Hispanic	46.6%
Black	38.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	27.4%
Indian	50.6%

74: Provo-Orem, UT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.5%
Hispanic	21.1%
Black	5.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	27.0%
Indian	24.6%

75: Raleigh-Cary, NC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.5%
Hispanic	31.6%
Black	22.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	4.3%
Indian	10.1%

76: Richmond, VA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	5.0%
Hispanic	18.3%
Black	25.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.5%
Indian	15.8%

77: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.2%
Hispanic	25.5%
Black	29.3%
Asian/Pac. Islander	16.1%
Indian	29.0%

78: Rochester, NY	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Hispanic	39.9%
Black	39.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.4%
Indian	30.8%

79: Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.6%
Hispanic	21.9%
Black	31.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	30.5%
Indian	23.4%

80: Salt Lake City, UT	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.5%
Hispanic	21.1%
Black	31.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.2%
Indian	17.5%

81: San Antonio, TX	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.7%
Hispanic	28.6%
Black	26.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.5%
Indian	30.1%

82: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.4%
Hispanic	27.3%
Black	24.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.0%
Indian	26.4%

83: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	4.6%
Hispanic	15.3%
Black	27.8%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.2%
Indian	15.5%

84: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.9%
Hispanic	15.2%
Black	11.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.4%
Indian	15.7%

85: Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	8.3%
Hispanic	31.6%
Black	37.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	16.1%
Indian	31.2%

86: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	13.3%
Hispanic	35.0%
Black	52.5%
Asian/Pac. Islander	8.6%
Indian	54.9%

87: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.9%
Hispanic	21.5%
Black	25.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	14.3%
Indian	26.3%

88: Springfield, MA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.6%
Hispanic	49.8%
Black	37.2%
Asian/Pac. Islander	20.7%
Indian	26.0%

89: St. Louis, MO-IL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.9%
Hispanic	17.6%
Black	37.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.5%
Indian	18.2%

90: Stockton, CA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.2%
Hispanic	29.7%
Black	36.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	39.4%
Indian	31.1%

91: Syracuse, NY	Value
Non-Hispanic White	11.2%
Hispanic	40.7%
Black	43.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.7%
Indian	30.3%

92: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.1%
Hispanic	24.3%
Black	34.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.8%
Indian	24.1%

93: Toledo, OH	Value
Non-Hispanic White	9.0%
Hispanic	25.7%
Black	44.1%
Asian/Pac. Islander	9.8%
Indian	27.6%

94: Tucson, AZ	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.3%
Hispanic	28.9%
Black	24.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	12.4%
Indian	40.2%

95: Tulsa, OK	Value
Non-Hispanic White	10.3%
Hispanic	25.9%
Black	38.9%
Asian/Pac. Islander	10.6%
Indian	20.2%

96: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	Value
Non-Hispanic White	6.4%
Hispanic	15.6%
Black	28.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	11.3%
Indian	19.4%

97: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	Value
Non-Hispanic White	3.3%
Hispanic	13.4%
Black	17.7%
Asian/Pac. Islander	7.7%
Indian	13.3%

98: Wichita, KS	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.4%
Hispanic	22.6%
Black	30.6%
Asian/Pac. Islander	15.7%
Indian	19.9%

99: Worcester, MA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	7.1%
Hispanic	39.0%
Black	31.4%
Asian/Pac. Islander	20.3%
Indian	22.6%

100: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	Value
Non-Hispanic White	12.5%
Hispanic	26.4%
Black	44.0%
Asian/Pac. Islander	13.1%
Indian	47.3%

Definition: Proportion of children under 18 below the poverty level, among the population for whom poverty status is determined

Source: 2000 Census Summary File 3