Table 2
Percentage of Related Children1 in the United States Under Age 18 Living Below the Poverty Level,2 Selected Years: 1960-2006
  1960 1965   1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
All families with related children under age 18 27 21 15 17 18 20 20 20 20 19 18 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17
White 20 14   11 13 13 16 15 16 16 15 14 13 12 13 - - - - -
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 14 14 14 14
Black - -   42 41 42 43 44 42 40 37 36 33 31 30 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 34 33 34 33
Hispanic3 - -   - 33 33 40 38 39 40 36 34 30 27 27 28 30 29 28 27
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - 17 19 19 20 18 12 14 11 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 12 10 11 12
   
Related children under age 6 - - 17 18 20 23 23 24 23 22 21 18 17 18 19 20 20 20 20
White - -   12 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 15 - - - - -
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 16 17 17 17
Black - -   42 41 45 47 51 49 45 40 40 37 33 36 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 39 37 37 39
Hispanic3 - -   - - 34 41 40 42 42 38 36 31 28 29 29 32 31 31 29
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 10 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 9 8 10 8
   
Related children ages 6-17 - - 14 16 17 19 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 15
White - -   10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 - - - -  
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 13 13 12 12
Black - -   41 42 40 41 41 38 37 35 35 31 30 27 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 31 32 33 30
Hispanic3 - -   - - 32 39 36 37 38 35 32 30 27 27 28 28 27 26 25
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 12 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 14 10 12 14
Married-couple families with related children under age 18 - - - - - - 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8
White - -   - - - - 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 - - - -  
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 8 9 8 8
Black - -   - - - - 18 13 14 13 12 11 8 10 - - - -  
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 11 13 13 12
Hispanic3 - -   - - - - 27 28 29 26 23 22 21 20 21 21 21 20 19
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - 15 15 15 11 8 12 9 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 9 8 9 9
  -  
Related children under age 6 - - - - - - 12 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 9
White - -   - - - - 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 - - - -  
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 10 10 9
Black - -   - - - - 20 14 14 13 10 10 9 12 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 10 13 12 14
Hispanic3 - -   - - - - 28 31 32 28 25 24 22 21 22 23 23 23 21
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 6 9 6
   
Related children ages 6-17 - - - - - - 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
White - -   - - - - 8 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 - - - -  
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 8 7 7
Black - -   - - - - 17 12 14 13 13 11 8 9 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 12 12 13 11
Hispanic3 - -   - - - - 25 27 28 25 22 21 20 19 21 20 19 18 17
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 10 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 10 8 10 11
Female-headed families with related children under age 18 68 64 53 53 51 54 53 50 49 49 46 42 40 39 40 42 42 43 42
White 60 53   43 44 42 45 46 43 43 44 40 36 33 35 - - - -  
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35 37 38 39 38
Black - -   68 66 65 67 65 62 58 55 55 52 50 47 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48 50 49 50 50
Hispanic3 - -   - - 65 72 68 66 67 63 60 52 48 49 48 51 52 50 47
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 32 27 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 37 19 26 36
   
Related children under age 6 - - 64 62 65 66 66 62 59 59 55 50 47 49 49 53 53 53 53
White - -   59 58 60 59 60 55 54 57 50 44 42 45 - - - - -
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 49 51 52 49
Black - -   71 67 72 75 73 71 64 61 60 59 54 55 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54 60 57 56 58
Hispanic3 - -   - - 70 79 77 72 72 68 67 55 53 56 51 57 58 58 54
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 40 36 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 36 33 ** ** **
   
Related children ages 6-17 - - 49 49 46 48 47 45 45 45 42 38 37 35 36 37 37 38 37
White - -   38 40 36 40 39 37 38 39 36 32 29 31 - - - - -
     White "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 32 33 33 33
Black - -   66 66 62 63 60 57 55 53 52 49 48 43 - - - - -
     Black "Only"* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 45 46 47 46
Hispanic3 - -   - - 62 70 64 62 65 60 56 51 46 46 46 47 49 46 44
Asian or Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 24 - - - - -
    Asian "Only"* - -   - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 39 19 27 36
*Note: Estimates for 2002 and 2003 by race have been revised to reflect the new OMB race definitions, and include only those who are identified with a single race
- indicates data not available
**The percentage has been suppressed because it is statistically unreliable		  
1 Related children include biological children, stepchildren, and adopted children of the householder and all other children in the household related to the householder (or reference person) by blood, marriage, or adoption.
2 The poverty level is based on money income and does not include noncash benefits, such as Food Stamps, or the Earned Income Tax Credit. Poverty thresholds reflect family size and composition and are adjusted each year using the
annual average Consumer 
3 Estimates for Whites, Blacks, and Asians include Hispanics. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Sources: Data for 1960-1999 from: Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth 2001. Table ES 1.2.A. U.S. Department of Health and Hu
Data for 2000-2003 from: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, Detailed Poverty Tables, Table 2 at http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/pov/new01_100_01.htm.   Data for 2004: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Detailed Poverty Tables, Table 5 at http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/pov/toc.htm. Data for 2005: U.S. Census Bureau, Curent Population Survey 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Detailed Poverty Tables, Table 5 at http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/pov/toc.htm.  Data for 2006: U.S. Census Bureau, Curent Population Survey 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Detailed Poverty Tables, Table POV05 at http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032007/pov/toc.htm.