Poverty Gap Between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics Narrows between 1996 and 2001

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Poverty Gap Between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics Narrows between 1996 and 2001

Urban Institute
April 28, 2004
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Abstract

For blacks and Hispanics, poverty rates dropped by almost five percentage points between 1996 and 2001. Whites experienced a smaller decline of approximately two percentage points.
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Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net
Race and Ethnicity
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