Is a particular group of people more likely to be living in extreme poverty?
Individuals from every race, ethnic group, age and gender live in extreme poverty. However, there are some groups more prone to living in extreme poverty. For example: • Senior women are 61% more likely to be living in extreme poverty than senior men. • Individuals without a high school diploma are more than three times more likely to be living in extreme poverty than someone with a college degree • One in thirty-three white Non-Hispanics in Illinois are in extreme poverty, while slightly over one in five African-Americans are. • Working age women that have never married are 68% more likely to be living in extreme poverty than working age men that have never married.
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