The poverty rate is higher for African Americans than for whites, but there is a greater total number of non-Hispanic whites living in poverty than there are African Americans living in poverty.

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Although the poverty rate is indeed higher among African Americans than non-Hispanic whites, the larger population size of non-Hispanic whites in the United States means that in absolute numbers, there are more non-Hispanic whites living in poverty.

The Poverty Rate Is Higher for African Americans Than for Whites