Houston city, Texas Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 12, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Houston city, TX was 19.49%.

By Race: The Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Houston city, TX (26.59%), followed by Some Other Race Alone (25.38%), and Black Alone (24.73%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was Asian Alone (13.62%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (23.63%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (8.75%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Houston city, Texas.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

You can also see similar information for other Texas cities and places, Texas counties, and for Texas.

Houston city, TX Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Black Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Two or More Races
White Alone
Asian Alone
Houston city, TX Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Houston city, TX Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 26.59
Some Other Race Alone 25.38
Black Alone 24.73
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 21.88
Two or More Races 20.76
White Alone 15.94
Asian Alone 13.62
Houston city, TX Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 23.63
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8.75