Children of color are disproportionately represented among children in poverty

Total U.S. population of children compared with share of children living in poverty by race and ethnicity, 2019

Note: The authors used 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, data to create broader race and ethnicity categories by combining the CPS’ separate ethnicity category with its more detailed race category.

Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Authors' calculations are based on the official poverty measure using the 2020 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement. See Steven Ruggles and others, "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, 2020 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement" (Minneapolis: Minnesota Population Center, 2020), available at https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V10.0.