Poverty rate Hispanic female householder without a spouse U.S. 2024| ��ƽ��

Share of Hispanic families with a female householder without a spouse living below the poverty line in the United States from 1990 to 2024

Characteristic	Poverty rate
2024	26.9%
2023	27.4%
2022	29.6%
2021	28.2%
2020	28.6%
2019	26.8%
2018	30.8%
2017	32.7%
2016	32.7%
2015	35.5%
2014	37.9%
2013	40.4%
2012	40.7%
2011	41.2%
2010	42.6%
2009	38.8%
2008	39.2%
2007	38.4%
2006	36%
2005	38.9%
2004	38.9%
2003	37%
2002	35.3%
2001	37%
2000	36.4%
1999	39.3%
1998	43.7%
1997	47.6%
1996	50.9%
1995	49.4%
1994	52.1%
1993	51.6%
1992	49.3%
1991	49.7%
1990	48.3%

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August 2025

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Hispanic (any race) - With and Without Children Under 18 Years. Female householder, no spouse present.

The Census Bureau defines a family as follows: "A family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family."

Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter.

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In 2024, 26.9 percent of Hispanic families with a female householder without a spouse were living below the poverty level in the United States. While this poverty rate has dropped significantly since the 1990's, it is still much higher than families with white, non-Hispanic female householders.