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The U.S. Census Bureau defines length of poverty spell as the number of months spent in poverty. The median length of poverty spells was 4 months for non-Hispanic whites, 5.9 months for Blacks, and 6.2 months for Hispanics. [42] The length of time spent in poverty varies by race.
About 692 million people globally were in this situation in 2024. [8] The second table lists countries by the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line—the poverty line deemed appropriate for a country by its authorities. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
The population served by cancer-focused health centers face significant vulnerabilities: approximately 91% live at or below the poverty line, 64 % are racial or ethnic minorities, and 29% are non-English speakers [208].
NIMHD addresses disparities in minority health in the United States. It defines minority health as "all aspects of health and disease in one or more racial/ethnic minority populations as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, including Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians/other Pacific Islanders."
The Census Bureau was not projecting white population losses to occur until after 2024. This makes any national population growth even more reliant on other race and ethnic groups. The white demographic decline is largely attributable to its older age structure when compared to other race and ethnic groups.
In 2019, the poverty rate overall was 10.5% and for Blacks it was 18.8%, the lowest rates for both since the Census Bureau started keeping statistics in 1959. However, African Americans are over-represented in the poverty population: they represented 13.2% of the total population in the country, but 23.8% of the poverty population. [100]
Many older Americans want to live out their lives in their own homes. Josie Norris /The Tennessean-USA TODAY NETWORK
The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [19] below the world estimated annual rate of 1.03%, in 2021. [20] The total fertility rate (TFR) is around 1.84 children per woman, as of 2024 [2] which is below the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1.
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