Two-thirds of all poor people in the United States are African Americans.

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While African Americans are disproportionately affected by poverty compared to their percentage of the total U.S. population, they do not make up two-thirds of all poor people in the United States. Poverty affects people of all races, and the largest group in terms of sheer numbers living in poverty in the U.S. is White Americans, due to their larger share of the population.

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