What of Texas is black?

12.9%
In 2019, non-Hispanic whites represented 41.2% of Texas’s population, reflecting a national demographic shift. Blacks or African Americans made up 12.9%, American Indians or Alaska Natives 1.0%, Asian Americans 5.2%, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders 0.1%, some other race 0.2%, and two or more races 1.8%.

When was poverty at its highest in the US?

1950s
The highest poverty rate on record was 22 percent (1950s). The lowest was 10.5% (2019).

Has the poverty rate increased or decreased?

The official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, up 1.0 percentage point from 10.5 percent in 2019. This is the first increase in poverty after five consecutive annual declines (Figure 8 and Table B-4).

What state is mostly Black?

Texas has the highest Black population in the United States of 3,936,669, about 14% of Texas’s total population. Texas is the second-most diverse state in the U.S. Following Texas is Florida with 3,867,495 (18%), New York with 3,763,977 (19%), and Georgia with 3,549,349 (34%).

What is Texas poverty rate?

Looking at multi-year averages for Texas, the state’s official poverty rate for 2018-2020 of 12.9% (3.7 million people) is significantly worse than the national average of 11.2% (36.5 million people) for the same time period.

What is the poverty level in Texas 2021?

2021 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Persons in family/household	Poverty guideline
1	$12,880
2	$17,420
3	$21,960
4	$26,500

Which US state has the most poverty?

Mississippi
These states and territories have the highest percentages of poverty in the country: Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia, Alabama, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, and Georgia.